Amy Chua Quotes
Instilling a sense of self-discipline and focus when the kids are younger makes it so much easier by the time they get into high school.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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I do get approached occasionally, but not a ton. I'm unrecognizable because I'm coated in cat hair and sweat. And there's a sort of yeti quality to my presence... so I don't think that people can see the face.
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I'm used to being in the minority. I'm a left-handed gay Jew. I've never felt, automatically, a member of any majority.
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Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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The words contained in it were inspired by the Holy Spirit into the minds of faithful men, called Prophets and Seers in the Old Testament; and Evangelists and Apostles in the New.
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'Ender's Game' has fabulous opportunities for spectacle, where appropriate, but there's also a tremendous central character. It's a balance.
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Jung viewed Freud as a mentor, but he never wanted to be anybody's disciple.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Giving only 50% of your fortune is not enough.
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When I was a kid, they used to say, 'Oh man, you don't ever wanna leave New York.' I don't ever want to stay in New York!
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I love working in Canada. The ovation is great. It makes me feel like I'm the top dog.
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I was popular. I wasn't the most popular. But I definitely held my own.
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True intelligence requires fabulous imagination.
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Most people hoard their money - just keep it in the bank. Bitcoin will really take off when people start spending it, creating a velocity of money.
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If you never give up, you'll be successful.
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I've played quite a large spectrum of teenaged girls, from psychotic to very sweet to a polygamist.
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Abraham Lincoln was killed by the forces of white supremacy.
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Houston, we've had a problem.
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I am actively campaigning for 'chest hair' to become an Olympic sport.
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There are a lot of people getting killed by guns in our country for reasons, from my understanding, that are preventable. So many guns that are left loaded, unlocked. So you can educate. That doesn't seem to be too controversial - education.
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If we strike a line to the N.W. from Sydney to Wellington Valley, we shall find that little change takes place in the geological features of the country.
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Being a father has fulfilled me in parts of my life that sustain me. It gives me a comfort and patience. All actors have this hole inside that they're trying to fill by performing. I'm anxious to keep creating, but I'm not so desperate any more because I have the love and support of my kids and wife.
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Instilling a sense of self-discipline and focus when the kids are younger makes it so much easier by the time they get into high school.
