Gary Smalley Quotes
Children desperately need to know - and to hear in ways they understand and remember - that they're loved and valued by mom and dad.
Quotes to Explore
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California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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My parents would definitely be my childhood heroes.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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A novelist can never be his own reader, except when he is ridding his manuscript of syntax errors, repetitions, or the occasional superfluous paragraph.
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Never take advice from anyone in a tie. They'll bankrupt you. Don't ask a general for advice on war, and don't ask a broker for advice on money.
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I have much greater faith in the governor and the state legislature to craft a Medicaid system that is going to be the best fit for the people of Georgia rather than someone in Washington dictating it.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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A true yogi may remain dutifully in the world; there, he is like butter on water and not like the easily-diluted milk of unchurned and undisciplined humanity.
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Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.
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When leaders throughout an organization take an active, genuine interest in the people they manage, when they invest real time to understand employees at a fundamental level, they create a climate for greater morale, loyalty, and, yes, growth.
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I wrote about wasting time, which I suppose is a part of the great human journey. We're supposed to wallow, to go through the desert without water for a long time so that when we finally drink it, we'll truly need it and we won't spill a drop. It's about being present.
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I think you have to be really lucky to pick the sort of roles you want to do.
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The Indian story has never been written. Maybe I am the man to do it.
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Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will.
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What most men call their conscience is imaginary virtue switching left or right according to self-interest.
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We never take people seriously when they are alive, but once they are gone, we always think that we should have treated them better.
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The scheme they had on defense for us was something quite a few people up here can play.
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It's always fun to visit multiple locations on one trip, but I think it also really depends on the ages of those on holiday. As a child, I loved spending time in one vacation spot, getting attached to the location, becoming comfortable, and feeling as though I were at home. This is something I would like for my children to experience.
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I have great love and respect for Russian history and culture. But the world is changing and Russia is too. Russia is part of the modern world, not the world of the past but the modern world. And I believe it has an even greater future than some other countries that can't take care of their young people, of the new generations, of their children, and believe that they can just let things slide.
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Everybody's funny-looking.
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My first collection was made from sheets that my grandmother, who lived in Normandy, had been collecting for a long time. There are a lot of flea markets in that part of France, and she knew what I liked.
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Children desperately need to know - and to hear in ways they understand and remember - that they're loved and valued by mom and dad.
