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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When I started performing, there was no Internet; I didn't really have anything to copy. I kind of had to just make up what I thought burlesque was, based on photographs of Sally Rand or whatever.
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Most people think of ballet as children in little tutus. They don't know it is sweat, blood and tears as well!
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My father is quite conservative and religious, and he's been wanting me to get married since I was 15.
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I started my career in the private sector and then became U.S. attorney. I think I was a stronger U.S. attorney, and I frankly think I am a stronger Chair of the SEC, because of that experience.
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Especially today as we fight the war on terror - against an enemy that represents hatred, extremism and stands behind no flag - we need to remember the sacrifices that have gone into protecting our flag.
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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.
