Audrey Hepburn Quotes
I've been lucky. Opportunities don't often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.
Quotes to Explore
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Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, and a textile one when it is woven.
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Restaurants stress the protein. People read menu items left to right, with the protein first. I read descriptions right to left.
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It seems to me that 'women's writing' by nature would not seek equivalence in the male world. It would be a writing that sought to express a distinction, not deny it.
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I just did a spread in 'Maxim', I'm 35 years old. I've had women and parents email me asking if I should really be doing that, since I'm still considered a role model.
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Previously, young children had to be shown by their parents how to use a mouse or a remote, and the connection between what they were doing with their hand and what was happening on the screen took some time to grasp. But with the iPad, the connection is obvious, even to toddlers.
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Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves.
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Christianity, Judaism and Islam all share a gospel, loosely, and it's important that we all realize that.
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I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.
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I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.
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Bling is good.
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The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
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Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.
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It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.
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In the finance world, we used to spend all of our time looking backwards, reporting on what happened. Can I book it? What are the numbers? Now it's about looking into the future. It's about planning and integration. The role of finance is now that of a partner in the business.
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A transposable aphorism is a malaise of the urge to be witty, or in other words, a maxim that is untroubled by the fact that the opposite of what it says is equally true so long as it appears to be funny.
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The militia had the same equipment as the military to protect them against the tyrannical government. It's more important today than ever that we uphold our Second Amendment.
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'Dead Air' is full of rants; it's a rant-based book. Yes, it's self-indulgence. I plead guilty; mea culpa.
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Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure
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While humans traditionally divided themselves up into lovers and fighters, I considered myself living evidence that that was a false binary, having no skill with either set of tools. I belonged to a third group, equally useful: I was an engineer.
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Most people inside the bureau believe that the blown opportunities to head off 9/11 would not recur today. Even among the FBI's doubters, few disagree that the bureau has come a long way.
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I have always said 'yes' to opportunities and experiences.
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I've been lucky. Opportunities don't often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.
