Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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I went to a woman for advice about how to be in business, but I learned a great deal from men.
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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.'
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Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.
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It is easy to see what many people, women especially, admire about Sarah Palin. Here is a mother of five who can see the bright side of having a child with Down syndrome and still find the time and energy to govern the state of Alaska.
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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!
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My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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Stand by your man. Give him two arms to cling to and something warm to come to.
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I've always been an actor, a lowly actor without power, so I've never been corrupted. I've never even directed.
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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.
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Something funny certainly happens when palladium and platinum come into contact with hydrogen gas; it's one of the great mysteries still waiting to be solved on the periodic table. But it's quite a leap from 'something funny' to cold fusion.
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Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long.
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I guess the reality is, everybody today has so many gadgets.
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Sometimes when you play a golf course for the first time, you just got to be committed to your targets.
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I know everyone in the Philippines is happy.
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Governments getting involved in sports activities would ultimately damage sports.
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I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.
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Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.
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His own government, suing him, that's not Chocolate Sundae!
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I grew up in Germany for a little while, and all my German friends said that Seattle, weather and energy-wise, is a lot like West Germany. It's true.
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It is a full time job being honest one moment at a time, remembering to love, to honor, to respect. It is a practice, a discipline, worthy of every moment.
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When many people are killed, they should be mourned and lamented. Those who are victorious in war should follow the rites of funerals.
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I would never want to move to L.A.
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The wise through excess of wisdom is made a fool.
