Louisa May Alcott Quotes
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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If you put up a blog, people can cut out the middle man and get material to you. Which is really helpful because a lot of time there's really cool stuff out there that we just don't see. Because, y'know, the agent is acting in our best interest, but it does sometimes prevent some of the good stuff from getting through.
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Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again.
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Our society is divided by the culture wars into the Left and Right, and the United Methodist Church has always stood historically in the center and has been willing to listen to and to bring together those things that often are found in opposite camps.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people.
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Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centuries from the 13th to the 20th.
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If you're a psychologist, you can instrumentally change peoples lives for the better. But you can only do that for about 300 people to maybe a thousand people - if you're really prolific and you're working really hard.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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I live in a small world of gouache and brush and pen and ink. I'd like to explore the world of multiples - etching and prints.
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I have a close association with Gen. Petraeus... What you get in Dave Petraeus is a very unique officer, a combination of intelligence, extraordinary depth of knowledge and understanding.
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Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.
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I think people think of me as this elegant person because they always see me dressed up.
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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
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There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.
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We can't legislate human nature.
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When you make your living as a singer, you have to go where the gigs are.
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There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.
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Laws are the silent assessors of God.
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When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating.
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It's not like what I do, how I write, changes depending on the nature of the project. I give each story my all, regardless of if there are a few thousand people reading it or a few hundred thousand.
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Whenever I'm with my mother, I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines.
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I don't have a problem with stepped-up surveillance as long as we follow the rule of law.
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It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.
