Derrick Bostrom Quotes
Thinking about Gary makes me feel good about our shambolic tribute the other night (which was actually fantastic, tapers be damned).
Derrick Bostrom
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Quotes to Explore
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People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs.
Abdolkarim Soroush
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When I fell for Johnny Galecki, we both knew immediately that we had this connection, and that was it.
Kaley Cuoco
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With a popular show, you know that there's expectations there, so that's a little nerve-wracking when you're new and you're just trying to find your legs on something, but it's exciting, too, because that's what we work so hard for.
Aaron Ashmore
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Isaac Singer was born in Poland and doesn't write in English. Still, he's an American.
Irwin Shaw
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A distinction between renewable and not renewable energy is academic.
Carlo Rubbia
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For me, awards are a token of respect that people are giving me. So no matter how many awards I am receiving, I always feel emotional.
Lata Mangeshkar
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Tired minds don't plan well. Sleep first, plan later.
Walter Reisch
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Well, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the background from which I write.
Jack Vance
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Two things are vital for me. I've always had people who protected me, and I've always had people who helped me. Before I decide, I consult with three, four people who I trust.
Hansjorg Wyss
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When I came to America, I was already a writer, already published in Bosnia. I was planning to go back, but I had no choice but to stay here after the civil war, so I enrolled at Northwestern in a master's program and studied American literature.
Aleksandar Hemon
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Too many lives go up in smoke - It's nice to laugh but don't be the joke.
Janet Jackson
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Passion means suffering and compassion means suffering together. Suffering produces perseverance and perseverance produces character and character produces hope. And that lifts people up, knowing they're not alone.
Lacey Mosley
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If you want to be the best, find out what the top people do & do it yourself.
Brian Tracy
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Most people who meet my wife quickly conclude that she is remarkable. They are right about this. She is smart, funny and thoroughly charming... Often, after hearing her speak at some function or working with her on a project, people will approach me and say something to the effect of "You know, I think the world of you, Barack, but your wife... wow!"
Barack Obama
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Philosophies fall away like sand, and creeds follow on another like the withered leaves of Autumn.
Oscar Wilde
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Personally, I resent being tagged ‘glamour girl.’ It’s such an absurd, extravagant label. It implies so much that I’m not.
Carole Lombard
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People can't see that if I had not been a poet, I could never have had such success as a traveler.
Bayard Taylor
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Success is the sweetest revenge.
Vanessa Williams
