M. F. K. Fisher Quotes
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
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Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.
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Whenever we've seen the kids in the most disadvantaged context truly excel, always it's been in classrooms and in whole schools where there is a clear vision of where the kids have the potential to be.
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Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.
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There is sometimes a tendency to assume that everyone in this great country has adequate housing. But when you go to certain places, certain neighborhoods, both urban and rural, you find out that's not the case, and I think we have to do much more.
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Anti-inflammatories always seemed to work well for my joints, but the problem was you couldn't take them all the time.
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
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The primary way that we know about what lives in the ocean is we go out and drag nets behind ships. And I defy you to name any other branch of science that still depends on hundreds-of-year-old technology. The other primary way is we go down with submersibles and remote- operated vehicles. I've made hundreds of dives in submersibles.
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I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative; it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word.
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The kind of classic pose of a female model is to look kind of sexy and a bit annoyed.
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In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Most of the time, as a model, I feel like I'm just a doll. They control how I should move.
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I do read some of the scripts from America and, even though the themes or subject of the film is very interesting, and some of the scenes are very interesting, there is a tendency that they have to explain everything. There will be no dilemma.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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I tend to write short, brief snippets - I lean toward the chamber music end as opposed to the symphony end of things.
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I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than just give in to the digital age. But when I talk to people about this they just say, 'Yeah, I know what you mean,' and stare at their mobiles.
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Genius always finds itself a century too early.
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I never went to class. That the university graduated me at all is an indictment of our educational system.
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I want to focus on the importance of supporting marriage. I always speak about the need to respect everyone's human dignity - regardless of their sexual orientation. I think strengthening marriage is something that benefits everyone.
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My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.
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There's a joke that I do where I make fun of myself for being bow-legged, and I compare myself to a camel and how a camel walks and sits, and that has become a joke that people - when I deliver that joke, people are in tears.
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I've had about 140 albums released, and I've done everything I wanted to do.
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Dictionaries are always fun, but not always reassuring.
