Barbara Grizzuti Harrison Quotes
The most painful moral struggles are not those between good and evil, but between the good and the lesser good.
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I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority.
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When it comes to memories of that iconic type, memories that are burned into you, I have maybe ten or so from my childhood. I'm a bad rememberer of situations. I forget almost everything as soon as it happens.
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At my father's request I took up the study of law at the University of Zurich In 1863.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well known blues musicians.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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I don't usually wear a lot of makeup because I tend to like a natural look.
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Let the path be open to talent.
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The very first thing I ever did, I was doing some work for the French Cultural Center. They wanted a little recording set up. And I got wire. A wire recorder. The wire came off spools, and to cut and edit, you tied it together in little square knots. Can you imagine?
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Success is about dedication. You may not be where you want to be or do what you want to do when you're on the journey. But you've got to be willing to have vision and foresight that leads you to an incredible end.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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We adore chaos because we love to produce order.
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
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In 1960, John F. Kennedy rode a superior televised debate performance to victory over Richard Nixon.
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I think there's a big misconception out there about actors and the choices they have.
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I like the challenge of creating a world with only sentences.
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I've always thought John Travolta is one of the greatest movie stars Hollywood has ever produced.
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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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Every time I am not playing, I am training harder to keep myself fit.
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On the retail side, I particularly want to emphasize the use of the unique ID, Aadhaar, in building individual credit histories. This will be the foundation of a revolution in retail credit.
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Certain winds will make men's temper bad.
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I see my sisters, my mother, my grandmother. I like the way I look. I think I have a nice face. I like my eyes, my mouth. I have a good nose. I have good skin.
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The most painful moral struggles are not those between good and evil, but between the good and the lesser good.
