Nadine Gordimer Quotes
From Ernest Hemingway's stories, I learned to listen within my stories for what went unsaid by my characters.
Quotes to Explore
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When man possesses a good, sound body that does not overpower him nor disturb the equilibrium in him, he possesses a divine gift. In short, a good constitution facilitates the rule of the soul over the body, but it is not impossible to conquer a bad constitution by training.
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It is easy to see what many people, women especially, admire about Sarah Palin. Here is a mother of five who can see the bright side of having a child with Down syndrome and still find the time and energy to govern the state of Alaska.
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Marriage has always been a state and local issue.
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That is where consensus-building begins-with the idea that you have your own truth, but that the negotiator on the other side of the table has his own truth as well.
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I'm not a celebrity trainer. I don't have my own line of DVDs, but I'm a fighter and have everything to prove.
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I'm a comedian who got into movies, so I don't really think of myself as an actor.
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All of the songs my grandparents and parents listened to are called boleros - they're all love songs. They're about giving your heart to a person. It's a culture that is so romantic and passionate, and that's something that I'm very proud of. We grew up with nothing, so we just want to live a life full of love.
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For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
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It's not government that creates jobs; it's small business. Our job is to make sure they have the access to capital, the access to contracting opportunities, and the help, advice and mentoring that they need to go out and be successful.
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I admire my boss, Lorne Michaels. He never stops producing. I think, for him, comedy is a tool of compassion, a way of rallying people together and saying, 'Guys, isn't the world bonkers? Aren't we all just trying our best?' There's a tenderness in everything he does.
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When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building.
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My main focus is to help people through music.
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I am unboreable in the great outdoors.
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After reading and studying and getting in touch with the amount of information that I had while I was researching to play Pablo, it just reinforced the idea that I had that the war on drugs is a big flop.
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America in particular imposes an horrendous burden on the world. We have this wonderful standard of living but it comes at enormous cost.
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Only in Washington does a decrease in the proposed increase equal a spending cut.
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Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.
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What I'm working is for peace on ground between Israelis and Palestinians through business, through economy, through quality of life.
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Condemned to violence, arrested by pain. Inside the soul lies a man insane.
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You are the vibrational writers of the script of your life, and everyone else in the Universe is playing the part that you have assigned to them.
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If you grew up in my generation, you're going to be influenced by Run DMC, the Beastie Boys and also listen to Metallica - it wasn't segregated anymore.
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Bitcoin is a technological tour de force...
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From Ernest Hemingway's stories, I learned to listen within my stories for what went unsaid by my characters.
