Barack Obama Quotes
Writing has been an important exercise to clarify what I believe, what I see, what I care about, what my deepest values are. The process of converting a jumble of thoughts into coherent sentences makes you ask tougher questions.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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How do people move on after they've lost the love of their life? It's a really interesting thing to look at. It happens to people every day: you see people... even in the worst, most war-torn places, people get up and continue with their lives. And it's a fascinating thing about human nature. That ability to just continue on.
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Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
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Robots are good at things that are structured.
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I can't predict the future. All I know is that if we continue down the path we're on, the Affordable Care Act will implode on itself. People will be without insurance.
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If your contribution has been vital there will always be somebody to pick up where you left off, and that will be your claim to immortality.
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When you read a comic book, there's a space between what's happening on the panel and what you have to literally see in your mind. That's not true of movies, where you see everything.
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You know, we don't have any decorative sprigs of rosemary; we're not placing little matchstick radishes onto an hors d'oeuvre... The food's gotta taste good. The concept's gotta taste good.
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Moisturizing every night is important. When you're 50 or 60, it's going to show if you don't take care of it. You have to prepare when you're young, so you still have that healthy, glowing skin when you're 60 or 70.
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At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it is sad and frustrating to watch the Republican establishment disgrace the exercise of democracy in our own House of Representatives.
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Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families.
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Any mechanism that will ensure benefits to consumer, any mechanism that will ensure that we do not waste food grains, any mechanism that helps the poorest of the poor is a welcome step.
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I had written lyrics to a song called The Silent Extreme, which Alex later renamed Humans Being.
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I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.
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Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.
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Stopping to think is fine for characters, but not for their creators. They have to work.
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We recognised Urdu as the second official language and made it a medium of examination in all Bihar Public Service Commission tests.
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Take chances, find your voice in fashion, and find what you like, and find what makes you feel good, and do that.
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You should take notes whenever you hear interesting or original language.
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I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves.
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I will carry on writing, to be sure. But I don't know if I would want to publish again after Harry Potter.
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Mis verdades duran poco en mí: menos que las ajenas.
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You have to make sure you have the right people around you to get the right fights, and you're not guaranteed to get the best fights.
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Writing has been an important exercise to clarify what I believe, what I see, what I care about, what my deepest values are. The process of converting a jumble of thoughts into coherent sentences makes you ask tougher questions.
