Lorna Luft Quotes
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It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
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I've been a fan since I was a kid of that sort of bump-in-the-night stuff. I don't tend to go in too much for the slash-and-burn-'em or the walker kills on 'The Walking Dead.' That stuff's not necessarily the stuff that frightens me or gets me going. It's more the terror of waiting, the thriller aspects, that I find compelling.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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Growing up in Ireland, there never seemed to be the notion that children should be seen and not heard. We all looked forward to mealtimes when we'd sit around the table and talk about our days. Storytelling and long, rambling conversations were considered good things.
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Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning.
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No one ought to be under any illusion that Cheney privately thinks himself a failure.
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Acting is the most insecure profession in the world - you're insecure if you're successful, you're insecure if you're not. A tightrope walk without a net. It's a miracle I'm still standing!
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Everyone is just nicer to prettier people.
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One thing that is not to be underestimated is American culture's influence on the rest of the world.
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I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got to be very careful that it's not motivating you.
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In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.
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Education never quite gets the attention it deserves in presidential campaigns, but monster flip-flops surely do.
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I think what's important is for us to decipher what is honest and what is dishonest and be accepting of those things and not operating from fear.
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Social peace requires reciprocity.
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Learning should be engaging. Testing should not be the be all and end all. All students should have a broad curriculum that includes the arts and enrichment. Students should have opportunities to work in teams and engage in project-based learning. And student and family well-being should be front and center.
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Every single unfortunate thing that happens, including, for instance, the murder of my parents, I am responsible for. I am responsible for being the son of two people who got murdered. I didn't cause their murder. But if I'm suffering because of it, it's my karma that I have manifested in this lifetime in this particular set of circumstances.
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He is lost who is possessed by carnal desire.
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Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.
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People are capable of incredible gallantry and terrible cruelty in situations of extreme duress. I tried to showcase that range in 'Enclave.'
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No man is hurt but by himself.
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It is not simply the brightest who have the best ideas; it is those who are best at harvesting ideas from others. It is not only the most determined who drive change; it is those who most fully engage with like-minded people. And it is not wealth or prestige that best motivates people; it is respect and help from peers.
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Justice is like some unnatural hybrid flower you people have bred. It will not live long unless you keep it sheltered and warm.
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Throughout his eight years in office, Barack Obama endured a campaign of illegitimacy waged either by pluralities or majorities of the Republican party. Donald Trump rooted his candidacy in that campaign. It's fairly obvious.
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Barry Manilow has gone from being the love of my life to being a friend for life.
