Lawrence Tierney Quotes
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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Because we're able to adjust for compatibility - and what that means is we've already normalized for how well we think each person is going to get along with the other person - the only factor left in determining response rate, really, is the aesthetic appearance of the person who sent you that message.
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Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.
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I've been doing this since 2011, when I started on Instagram. Building my presence on there was important to my brand, but I wanted to take my audience to other platforms, so I then crossed over to Twitter second, then YouTube third. It wasn't until I made my fourth crossover to a different platform that I went to Vine.
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Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the place is packed.
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
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Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.
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A woman simply is, but a man must become.
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And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.
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Sometimes stereotyping happens not because of any nefarious reasons but rather because people don't know who you are or where you come from, so they go for the broad strokes about you, your culture, your faith, all that.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
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There's been quite a clear upswing in nationalist sentiments. Everyone is talking about it, in Turkey as well.
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We must curtail the flow of illegal immigrants across the Mexican border.
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I love 'Scrubs.' It's the best day job in the world.
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It's not how much something's worth today, it's what it's worth in five or 10 years.
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My parents opened a bank account for me when I was really little, and I think I paid for some of my university education with my savings. I've always been a bit of a saver.
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There are many females in my life I couldn't function on a daily basis without who I've purposely put there that work with me.
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We always say Jordan is not rich in natural resources - we don't have oil or gas like some of our neighbors do - but I think in terms of human resources, we are quite lucky and we are really trying to foster an environment of innovation and technology. I think Jordan will emerge as a center of innovation in the Middle East.
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Christine Brinkley, that's my age range of supermodels. That's on my radar. This isn't someone where I don't know who she is. She turned out to be such a bright light. She walks into a room and just lights it up. She's just that person.
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We have this wonderful language and we don't appreciate it. That's old-fashioned me, but when I went to school, everyone had elocution lessons, not to sound posh but so you could be understood.
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The levels of poverty in 1933's rural America were unimaginable to us now. The 1933 Farm Bill, which introduced unprecedented government control over agriculture, was a reaction to the specific problems facing producers at that time.
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There is no reason why challenging themes and engaging stories have to be mutually exclusive - in fact, each can fuel the other. As a filmmaker, I want to entertain people first and foremost. If out of that comes a greater awareness and understanding of a time or a circumstance, then the hope is that change can happen.
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Hey, any time you're throwing bodies over board it is to save yourself.
