P. L. Travers Quotes
I think the idea of 'Mary Poppins' has been blowing in and out of me, like a curtain at a window, all my life.
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Snobbery just inhibits you.
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Don't assume that the answers are out there in the form of somebody else already doing something. Sometimes they are. But you have to think beyond that.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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If you want to look at the state of humans, you should look at the state of animals first. People are choosing whether or not they can feed an animal and their family. And every shelter coast-to-coast is stuffed.
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It's funny how a chubby kid can just be having fun, and people call it entertainment!
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For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
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Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family.
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Nothing exists except through language.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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Textbooks are going to remain a key part of learning. They just need to go digital, become more interactive and they need more analytics.
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Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back in poverty.
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Sometimes justice is at its most merciful when it's blind.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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For many children, the library represents their only access to books, reading, and the Internet outside of their home. If you think about how far behind a child would be without access to these fundamental tools - tools that are vital to successful employment later in life - it's a travesty.
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One thing I really hate is experience. Experience for me doesn't work. Everybody's talking about experience this, experience that.
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There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music industry way bigger than it's ever been before.
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If the future, as imagined in literature, is really the present taken to extremes, then the past is also the present, but boiled down.
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For some reason, I spent my early thirties reading as much postwar Hungarian fiction as I could get my hands on.
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I have this board in my house that lists out all the things that I love about myself. It's a board of affirmations, and it serves me well.
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When the business really works is when we hear clients say, 'I've never had jeans that fit me until I got a pair from Stitch Fix.' We'll also hear, 'I would never have tried this dress on in a store.' It's not just about convenience. They're happier in their clothes.
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I've always loved clothes, especially handbags and shoes. I'd rather save my money on clothing and wear crap, but have the handbags and shoes.
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From one Soul of the Universe are all Souls derived.
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The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means; 3) democratic procedures; 4) respect for human personality; 5) a belief that all people are one.
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I think the idea of 'Mary Poppins' has been blowing in and out of me, like a curtain at a window, all my life.
