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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Either war is obsolete, or men are.
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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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A movie set actually can be a good place to have a family atmosphere.
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You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home.
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The National Flood Insurance Program is a voluntary program. If a community really feels that the building insurance requirements are too burdensome, they don't have to participate.
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Poetry is necessary, but is the poet?
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Faith is a term that makes ignorance sound like a virtue.
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Some troubles, like a protested note of a solvent debtor, bear interest.
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Farden, I swear to the gods, I will carry you through this door myself if you don’t hurry up!
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As women we try so hard to be perfect at everything, all the time. It's impossible.
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Everybody believed you had to have a big piece of lumber and then muscle the ball over the fence. But by the time I and Hank Aaron - another guy who did it with his wrists - were through, there were a lot of guys ordering light bats and playing handball.
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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.
