Gertrude Atherton Quotes
No matter how hard a man may labor, some woman is always in the background of his mind. She is the one reward of virtue.
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Terrorism will spill over if you don't speak up.
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I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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I'm really about my family and really proud of being a Carter.
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The trip to Iraq confirmed that I made the right decision when I voted against lending Iraq the $18 billion the United States plans to use to help rebuild the country.
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Everything has a purpose or premise. Every second of our life has its own premise, whether or not we are conscious of it at the time. That premise may be as simple as breathing or as complex as a vital emotional decision, but it is always there.
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By admitting your inadequacies, you show that you're self-aware enough to know your areas for improvement - and secure enough to be open about them.
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In tight quarters, it's important to choose small-scale items.
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I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.
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I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in 'The Sound of Music' at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard my voice, it was all I could do to keep myself from doing a British accent and sound like Julie Andrews!
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I don't think that when I'm acting I feel like I lose myself to it, but that sense of losing, that sense of discomfort, well, I guess maybe that comes a bit! It's about redefining what 'uncomfortable' means for you.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use, he who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
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Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.
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You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home.
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Poetry is necessary, but is the poet?
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I was booed at the premiere of 'Miss Julie,' a remarkably stimulating experience.
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What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the 9/11 legislation because we lacked a majority of the majority,' or putting aside partisan politics to enact tough new legislation with America's security foremost in mind?
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Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct; but to find these reasons is no less an instinct.
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Whenever I'm in Kansas City, I think back to all the jazz-blues greats who played the blues here - like Count Basie, Charlie Parker and Jay McShann. I watched those guys jam in different places and heard a lot of things - but I couldn't do what they did. They were too good.
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Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
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It is astonishing how disrespectful it is to bring this up again. The rules don't seem to have any meaning for him.
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When you buy a depressed company it's not going to go up right after you buy it, believe me.
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I have come to understand that if we hope to build a better world, we must be guided by the universal human values that emphasize the kinship of the human race - the sanctity of human life and freedom, peace between nations, honesty and truthfulness, regard for the rights of others, and love of one's fellows.
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No matter how hard a man may labor, some woman is always in the background of his mind. She is the one reward of virtue.
