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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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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Original thought, original artistic expression is by its very nature questioning, irreverent, iconoclastic.
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I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
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We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street.
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Waking among the dead, one wondered if one was still alive. And yet real despair only seized us later. Afterwards. As we emerged from the nightmare and began to search for meaning.
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My 50th birthday approaching felt like a big milestone to me. I've lived half a century. If I write about food and use my life as a fulcrum to move the story along, maybe I've lived long enough to fashion a narrative that has a happy ending.
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I expect to beat everybody I play. It's kind of that quiet confidence that I have inside that I try to present to the opponent without getting too overboard. Because there are times when I seem composed, but inside I'm losing my mind.
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Any active sportsman has to be very focused; you've got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to know when to switch on and switch off: and the rest of the things happen around that. Cricket is in the foreground, the rest is in the background.
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Spiritual security means you are fully alive and comfortable in your life as it is, without expecting anything.
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Just as food is fuel for the body, books are fuel for the mind.
