Lee Myung-bak Quotes
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Nobody can prepare you for the loss of a parent.
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Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.
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I could not write about 'ordinary people' because I am not in the least interested in them.
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I like to wear shoes that are cool but also practical. The same goes for bags. Your bag is a big deal in New York. You can't just carry around a little clutch, because you don't have a car or anywhere to stash things during the day, so you need to carry your whole life with you. That's why I like big, chunky bags with lots of compartments.
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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
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It's been so amazing. I've always struggled with this barrier that I felt like I'd had up until blogging came along. Just one comment from somebody really sparks something in me. It doesn't need to be this huge war between me and the listeners anymore. I really thrive on that.
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So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.
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The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses.
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You don't have to get it right the first time.
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Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.
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A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.
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The most inspiring objects are books. I have about 5,000 volumes in my home library. It's an unending source of visuals and ideas.
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My mom and stepdad were strict. I couldn't date; I couldn't go out. And I was a kid who was never good at just taking no for an answer. I needed to understand why. And sometimes they weren't interested in explaining.
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Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
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I don't speak Spanish, I speak a little of Italian but no Spanish.
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There's no biography so interesting as the one in which the biographer is present.
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If you go to an elite school where the other students in your class are all really brilliant, you run the risk of mistakenly believing yourself to not be a good student.
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Everyone wants to be a stylist. If you know that's your calling, then you need to intern as much a humanly possible. You need to go to fashion school if you can.
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You know me, I've got to find some way to get a fresh fire.
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Once you take your foot off the gas, your life will elevate.
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The Soviet Union represents a threat in terms of might. It is a joke in terms of its economy and what it has to offer the Third World - a laughingstock to countries that are looking for an economic-development model.
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I started my career buying and owning single-family houses, and I know that's a really tough job. Toilets break. Trees fall. There are so many things that can go wrong. Land, on the other hand, is cheap to manage. It's painless, really. All you have to do is pay your taxes, and that's it.
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I try to treat writing as part of my daily routine: I write for at least two hours, five days per week. I tend to write at home, in a room I've set aside for the task. I don't work well in cafes or busy, loud spaces, although I wish I could. It would mean greater flexibility for me.
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Fiscal crises often turn into financial crises, dealing a blow to the real economy.
