Lois McMaster Quotes
How could you be a Great Man if history brought you no Great Events, or brought you to them at the wrong time, too young, too old?
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I don't get manicures, pedicures. I don't get my hair done as often as I should.
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.
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The niqab, for some, has become an antiestablishment symbol around which one can rally and relish in the opportunities for confrontation that it provides.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then twisted it.
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I'm a 'Blackadder' girl.
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Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.
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As a child, I had a serious illness that lasted for two years or more. I have vague recollections of this illness and of my being carried about a great deal. I was known as the 'sick one.' Whether this illness gave me a twist away from ordinary paths, I don't know; but it is possible.
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My mission is to support our service members. They're volunteers, and if they're going to go to a hostile place like Afghanistan, I think we owe it to them to back them up and try to help them get through it.
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Myself, I really like the iPad mounted as a frame, with a happy slideshow cycling through.
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I am just a plain Jew; I mean have no training.
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I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan.
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It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.
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History rarely repeats itself, but its echoes never go away.
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I never thought of myself doing period. When you're in your acting classes, and you think about the kind of roles you want to play, it's always 'modern relationship drama'-type things.
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The economics profession advances by one confusing financial disaster at a time.
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I have to say, my husband is a big Patriots fan. Like, a huge Patriots fan.
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In all the world I have no one but you. Help me to follow you, even though it seems impossible. Help me to trust you as much as I long to love you.
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Sure, nobody ever recognises me. I'm always scurrying around London under a hat and looking like a homeless person.
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The more brutal it gets in the working world, the more appealing the prospect of having someone at home creating a sanctuary becomes. Increasingly couples, particularly with children, are making that tough choice, with one or other partner electing to embrace domestic duties while the other brings home the cash.
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How could you be a Great Man if history brought you no Great Events, or brought you to them at the wrong time, too young, too old?
