Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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I'm a motivational speaker.
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No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.
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For me, graffiti means making marks on surfaces using just about anything, be it markers, spray, paint, chalk, lipstick, varnish, ink. Or it can be the result of scratches and incisions. The aim is to maintain the energy created by disturbance or excitement in the street.
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Know or listen to those who know.
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I aim to direct as much as I act at some point in time.
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My ultimate aim would be to captivate an audience, even just for a second.
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If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
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The film I do doesn't have to be a film that only my kids can watch. My kids will watch films, but I will decide what they watch and not. My aim is to play different characters and not be stuck in a mould. Just because you are a mom and a wife doesn't meant you have to play those roles, even in films.
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Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon.
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How do you know you're going to do something, untill you do it?
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You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.
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Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.
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You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
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You just can't beat the person who never gives up.
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Small aim is a crime; have great aim.
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I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.
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Would you not agree that relationships are built on trust? Would you not also agree that most individuals think more in terms of "me-my wants, my needs, my rights? What would wisdom dictate - would it not direct us to focus on trust-building principles and sacrificing 'me' for 'we'?"
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No form of human exchange is more profitable than the exchange of ideas. If I give you a thought in return for one of your thoughts, each of us will have gained a 100 percent dividend.
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All three of the leaders looked like they were surprised to be asked about housing. And really none of them had anything interesting to say. And so this is something we need to push hard on to ensure that they understand that our housing crisis is really a major economic issue. It's not a social issue; it's an economic issue.
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"We die," she said, "we die together. That's the deal."
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We aim above the mark to hit the mark.
