Gertrude Atherton Quotes
Nowhere can it rain harder and with a more tiresome persistence than in California during the brief season when it rains at all.
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In the future, I'd like to see paleontology as a whole get a lot more quantitative.
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During the second half of the twentieth century, I had the privilege of living through years of intensive erudition, and I realized that Canadians, located in the northernmost region of this hemisphere, were always respectful towards our country.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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I don't think there are any men who are faithful to their wives.
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Netflix is something I watch.
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The end is in the beginning and lies far ahead.
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The presence of any humility in my life is purely and completely an evidence of God's grace. From my perspective, I am not a humble man. I am a proud man pursuing humility by the grace of God.
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I begin a book with imagery, more than I do with an idea or a character. Some kind of poetic image.
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Filipino talents and skills are becoming ubiquitous in many parts of the world. Returning Filipino workers have helped improve our skills and technological standards.
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Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.
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I believe in incentivizing people. If you can incentivize people in anything, whether it's in politics; in life; in spirituality; in business; just take care of folks. Incentivize them and all of a sudden it's amazing the difference that you'll see.
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I'm a big Michael Lewis fan. That said, my favorite Lewis book was 'The Blind Side.'
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I don't need to impress children.
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The need to encourage entrepreneurship and ensure that young people have the opportunity to start new businesses is acute.
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The massive migration from dumb phones to smart phones is a great opportunity for young companies to take advantage of.
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You could get a cheer by saying: 'Let's withdraw from Afghanistan', but I don't think that's where the public's at. It wouldn't be responsible.
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The same way we can send and receive an email with anyone, anywhere, for free, or we can share a photo with anyone instantly for free, money will become these digital tokens, and we'll be able to do that with money.
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The rise of women and feminism is well documented. What is equally fascinating - and less talked about - is the impact this has had on men.
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When an athlete has relegated the persistent rumors of cheating to the back room of the mind, he hasn't really forgotten them. And when he glances back to where rumors hunker in the darkness, he hopes with a savage heart that somehow, some day, those cheaters will be brought to justice.
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What I've learned, traveling the country and doing book signings, Mama's biscuits - you know, somebody in Montana's got their version of Mama's biscuits, somebody in California's got their version - so it made me realize that we're not as regionalized as we think we are.
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Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom thought to be important enough for serious scholarly consideration.
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The first ninety minutes of a football match are the most important.
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I hear people say all the time, "I'm not really religious, but I consider myself spiritual." I definitely have always been spiritual, being raised by my grandmother on that little acre in Mississippi, indoctrinated, born into the church and the ways of the church.
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Nowhere can it rain harder and with a more tiresome persistence than in California during the brief season when it rains at all.
