Hyman G. Rickover Quotes
It is said that a wise man who stands firm is a statesman, and a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.
Hyman G. Rickover
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I definitely had to do some soul searching, and there would be a lot of times where I would sit back and look at the Internet and say to myself, 'This is a way of being able to communicate with all my fans all over the world, other than just being in New York and only hearing the New York side of things.'
Raekwon
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I am born and raised in the Bronx. Where I grew up, it is a really working-class neighborhood and it does give you a really good work ethic.
Cara Buono
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
Walter Cronkite
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Stand by your man. Give him two arms to cling to and something warm to come to.
Tammy Wynette
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Southern Appalachians have been ridiculed since the country began. In fiction, they're usually depicted in a cartoonish manner. The region is poor, and very suspicious of outsiders, so there's a sort of 'us versus them' situation. They're easy to poke fun at.
Barbara Kingsolver
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I don't start with a list of historical scenes that I want to include in the book. At a certain point, the narrative totally takes over, and everything that I include I can only incorporate if it answers to the internal terms of the novel.
Rachel Kushner
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Your mortgage shouldn't have been treated as a wager - it should be a way to provide a home and financial stability for you and your family.
Lisa Madigan
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When I get online, there's this cycle of anxiety and narcissism that takes over, which is the part of me that I like the least.
Garth Risk Hallberg
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People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.
Nancy Reagan
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I feel good. Health-wise, I'm probably in better shape than I was a bunch of years before. Being a diabetic, I watch everything I eat. I feel great physically.
Joe Gibbs
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It is said that a wise man who stands firm is a statesman, and a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.
Hyman G. Rickover
