Lynn Abbey Quotes
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In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to be able to have a vision of where you're going. America can't have a vision of health care for everybody, green economy, regulations - can't have a bunch of piece-meal activities. It's got to have a vision.
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Political stories in general are tough. They just don't appeal to as wide an audience.
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Death is not extinction. Neither the soul nor the body is extinguished or put out of existence.
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I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.
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As I read more and I got into philosophy and met a lot of friends who weren't Christians, it became difficult for me to sustain the belief structure in the supernatural.
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During the day, if I don't have any other commitments, I'm usually at my desk writing, revising, or researching anywhere from four to six hours.
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I am extremely proud of my rags-to-riches story. It's fun to be a misfit or an underdog if you acknowledge your gifts and befriend your obstacles.
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Health and well-being, as well as how we can live in harmony with our planet, is something I'm passionate about.
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I've created my own career in my life, and I've had a lot of fun doing it. I think that's good.
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Truth is exact correspondence with reality.
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Cover this confirmation process with prayer. When they make it harder for us to pray, we just pray harder.
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Russian hacking of the DNC is a problem, not a scandal.
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In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom.
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This problem is the most difficult and the last to be solved by mankind.
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Statesmen remember things selectively.
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Stood for his country’s glory fast,And nail’d her colours to the mast!
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I wish most sincerely there was not a slave in this province. It always appeared a most iniquitous scheme to me - to fight ourselves for what we are daily robbing and plundering from those who have as good a right to freedom as we have.
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Yeah yeah, what'd I say, all right Well, tell me what'd I say, yeah Tell me what'd I say right now Tell me what'd I say
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All of our forebears contributed to what South Africa has become. That does not, however, mean that I must apologize to anyone for being born a Zulu, or for having that culture.
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Touring is very routine. You get to the city, you go to the hotel, you got to be at the hotel by a certain time - it's very routine. I'm not a very structured person, so when I get some structure, it's cool; it's good for me.
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I have a best friend in my life who I know is my soulmate.
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It's also wonderful to be back with my great friend and ally, Chancellor [Angela] Merkel. As I reflect back over the last eight years, I could not ask for a steadier or more reliable partner on the world stage, often through some very challenging times.
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I find daily life not always joyous, but always interesting. I have some sad days and nights, but none that are dull. As I advance deeper into the vale of years, I live with constantly increasing gusto and excitement. I am sure it all means something; in the last analysis, I am an optimist because I believe in God. Those who have no faith are quite naturally pessimists and I do not blame them.
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There is nothing that compares to an unexpected round of applause.
