Walter Cronkite Quotes
Beyond being timely, an obituary has a more subjective duty: to assess its subject's impact.
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
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In many of my plays, there was a kind of autobiographical character in the form of a son or young man.
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Your genome knows much more about your medical history than you do.
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We want to bridge the digital gap to provide broadband access to 100 per cent of our educational institutions and to make it widely available to all people.
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I feel that everyone has a right to be insane.
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If there's a golf course in heaven, I hope it's like Augusta National. I just don't want an early tee time.
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I have never Twittered or Tweeted or even Chirped.
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I don't consider myself a celebrity. That would be kind of sad.
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You know, as any parent will say, you know, life happens.
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Democracies are expense-averse and they think in terms of short-term, political interests rather than a long-term interest in stability.
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For the record, I have long suspected that my favorite book is actually 'Charlotte's Web.'
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There's no biography so interesting as the one in which the biographer is present.
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Twenty percent of students in Israel's schools are haredim; another 20% are retired; another 20% are Arab. I have no problem with any of them.
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For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people.
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When I was a child, I grew up speaking French, I mean, in a French public school. So my first contact with literature was in French, and that's the reason why I write in French.
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Yeah, I'm old as the hills and you would think I'd be out to pasture someplace because I've done everything, but nothing has changed.
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If I am not right for something there are many talented actors out there that will get it.
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I treasure my meetings with individuals affected by autism - parents, children, teachers and friends. Their strength is inspiring. They deserve all possible opportunities for education, employment and integration.
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My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain - and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain.
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The key to motivation is motive. It's the why. It's the deeper yes! burning inside that makes it easier to say no to the less important.
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If you were blessed with a fortunate position... why wouldn't you want to impact the world around you as much as possible?
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Three things prompt men to a regular discharge of their duty in time of action: natural bravery, hope of reward, and fear of punishment.
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Isaac Singer was born in Poland and doesn't write in English. Still, he's an American.
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Beyond being timely, an obituary has a more subjective duty: to assess its subject's impact.
