Leland Stanford Quotes
The seeming antagonism between capital and labor is the result of deceptive appearance.
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I'm a perfectionist to a fault.
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My arm bones looked like chicken bones.
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Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They'll grow out of it.
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The spiritual always did exist, always will. It is eternal, it is changeless.
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I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace. All this would have been enough to make me good, if I had not been so wicked.
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Movies are too literal.
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Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history of the excitement which once pervaded a considerable part of the country, in reference to the transportation of the mails on the Lord's day.
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I think I've really exhausted the magical. It was a lot of fun, but I've put it behind me for the time being.
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Nothing changes and very little happens in Paris. This is a great place to work without distraction - and then I run away to New York, where I have a life!
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I'm not one of these actors who can make a bad script good. Some actors, a script can be terrible, and they can bring something to it and make it really special. I can't.
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It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the greater will be our progress, and the more real our humility.
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Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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I'm a huge fan of Kate Beckinsale. Sigourney Weaver gets me excited. Angelina Jolie... There's just so many women that do 'tough' really well.
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Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing.
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When I was in college at Carnegie Mellon, I wanted to be a chemist. So I became one. I worked in a laboratory and went to graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh. Then I taught science at a private girls' school. I had three children and waited until all three were in school before I started writing.
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Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.
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I believe you've got to do your due diligence.
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I've got one of the best health care teams out there as far as diabetes management.
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Strong government doesn't mean simply military power or an efficient intelligence apparatus. Instead, it should mean effective, fair administration - in other words, 'good governance.'
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The universe starts off with the Big Bang theory, and the first thing that emerged from the Big Bang is essentially hydrogen and then helium. And that's what combusts in stars. Finally, stars implode, and they build heavier elements out of that. And those heavier elements are reconstituted in the heart of other stars, eventually.
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I don't think I've ever had a mentor. The closest thing is my friend Christopher Fowler, another writer. Chris kept me sane for a long time before I made it.
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I think people love shows that are relationship-oriented. I think they love family shows.
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The seeming antagonism between capital and labor is the result of deceptive appearance.
