Florida Scott-Maxwell Quotes
I want to tell people approaching and perhaps fearing old age that it is a time of discovery. If they say "Of what?" I can only answer "We must find out for ourselves, otherwise it wouldn't be discovery."
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I paint for the sheer joy of painting. I have never sold any of my paintings. I'd rather give them to people for free.
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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The Strauss Group identified water as a strategic category presenting significant business opportunity in line with the Group's long term business strategy and vision. We view the development of a technology that enables high quality drinking water for both home and offices as a means to improve the quality of life of millions of people.
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How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.
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When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting.
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Year 2008 wiped out $19.2 trillion in US income... What if the money was spent on the Midwest of the United States?
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I like to keep my private life private.
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I mean, when you're a pioneer and you are at the forefront of an offensive, you're going to be the most optimistic person.
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I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that's no longer accurate. My life has changed so dramatically over the last number of years, especially having a family now. My priorities have shifted.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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As you get older, you get different, and I'm a mushier, softer person as I get older.
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Experimenting with your own life is the most fundamental medium we have.
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Eventually you just have to realize that you're living for an audience of one. I'm not here for anyone else's approval.
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I saw this thing years ago, where somebody filled a gymnasium with ping-pong balls and mousetraps. And then somebody threw just one more ping-pong ball in there, and literally, in five seconds, the room was popping. And then it was dead. And that's how it was with 'Dallas.' Just... 'boom!'
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My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.
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I think what I'm trying to do is create moments of recognition. To try to detonate some kind of feeling or understanding of lived experience.
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As members of Congress, we take an oath to uphold the Constitution and bear true faith and allegiance to the United States, not the Republican or Democratic party. I have been willing to stand up to my own leadership when it's in the national interest.
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When polled on Donald Trump's agenda, though pluralities of young people oppose his policies on immigration and healthcare, there is one issue where Trump's position wins outright majority support, even among young Democrats: trade.
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Poor artist! You gave away part of your soul when you painted the picture which you are now trying to dispose of.
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Buy a steak for a player on another club after the game, but don't even speak to him on the field. Get out there and beat them to death.
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I don't like fast editing.
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I want to tell people approaching and perhaps fearing old age that it is a time of discovery. If they say "Of what?" I can only answer "We must find out for ourselves, otherwise it wouldn't be discovery."
