Jen Selinsky Quotes
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Wise choices can put us in control of situations where we might otherwise be tempted to compromise our principles. We cannot control all that happens to us; however, we can choose to be in control of our responses.
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I was passionate about soccer. I still am. Odd, though - playing soccer always made me much more anxious than playing tennis. On soccer days, I'd be out of bed by 6 in the morning, all nervous. But I was always calm when it was time for a tennis match. I still don't know why.
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The work environment on 'Battlestar Galactica' is unbelievable, and it's something that doesn't come along very often.
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Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.
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Thinking differently is my strength.
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I influence people, hopefully on the positive side.
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When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.
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I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.
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Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat.
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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Kids in urban and rural areas face so many challenges, and they show up at schools that don't have the extra capacity or extra resources to meet their needs.
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I went into the sciences very early on, but to me, economics pervades so much more of our lives and our existence.
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The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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I always wanted to be some kind of writer or newspaper reporter. But after college... I did other things.
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I think there's a part of a woman that wants to be the thing that breaks a man down.
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If you want to call me names, make jokes and doubt my intentions, go ahead, because the reality is I can take it.
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Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.
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In all my life, I have never been free. I have never been able to do anything with freedom, except in the field of my writing.
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My favorite movies are movies that I go in and I leave deeply affected. Whether I laugh really hard or whether I cry really hard, I just want to feel really affected in that moment.
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I know he's dead! Don't you think I know that? I can still like him, though, can't I? Just because somebody's dead, you don't just stop liking them, for God's sake--especially if they were about a thousand times nicer than the people you know that're alive and all.
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He who is too busy to pray will be too busy to live a holy life. Satan had rather we let the grass grow on the path to our prayer chamber than anything else.
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Just as food is fuel for the body, books are fuel for the mind.
