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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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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Original thought, original artistic expression is by its very nature questioning, irreverent, iconoclastic.
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I don't have slim children. I have hearty ones.
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But to fly is just like swimming. You do not forget easily. I have been on the ground for more than ten years. If I close my eyes, however, I can again feel the stick in my right hand, the throttle in my left, the rudder bar beneath my feet. I can sense the freedom and the cleanliness and all the things which a pilot knows.
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Republicans: steely, rational, paternalistic, respectful of authority, easy to herd, the party of No. Democrats: sugary, emotional, idealistic, yearning for novelty, hard to marshal, the party of Oh Yeah, Baby, Make Mama Feel Good.
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All the excitements of a prohibited book had their usual effect, one of which, as always, is to expose the fact that the censors don't know what they are talking about.
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You need the right fuel for the body.
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Just as food is fuel for the body, books are fuel for the mind.
