Lowell Thomas Quotes
The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd.
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I don't see the Hurricanes relocating, period. I think the Triangle is a terrific market.
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When I race in Australia or Korea or Japan I know it will be a big change for me because Ferrari fans are worldwide.
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I love having my daughter in the kitchen with me as I prepare meals. We talk about anything and everything!
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I hadn't actually watched 'Entourage.' But I do understand that if you know and love that show, Jeremy Piven is about as good as it gets.
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To make your own family is just the most empowering thing ever. It's the greatest thing you can ever pull off.
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That is, by arming the negro we have added a powerful ally. They will make good soldiers and taking them from the enemy weaken him in the same proportion they strengthen us. I am therefore most decidedly in favor of pushing this policy to the enlistment of a force sufficient to hold all the South falling into our hands and to aid in capturing more.
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She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.
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When I was either 7 or 8 years old, I did a sketch every day of my teacher and what she wore. At the end of the year, I gave her the sketchbook. For me, the sketching of dresses was about fantasy and dreams.
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One day, my youngest uncle - the other one who was first to go to college, Randy - and I were sitting out on the front porch. And he was brilliant. He ended up - he just retired from Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas.
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I dated a guy and he liked me but I didn't like him. I went through his wardrobe and cleaned out his house and got him to get a new car. He said to me, 'If I give you $10,000, will you find me my wife because I want someone like you?' And within a year, he got married. That was the first match that led to me leaving my corporate job.
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We have to do the impossible, but it is possible.
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Altruism is innate, but it's not instinctual. Everybody's wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped.
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Mexico has lost its leadership, and a lot of that has to do with its poor performance and the lack of better results in our country.
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At first, when I received the script for the 'Archie' show, I was immediately turned off.
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I have seen 'Fast Six,' and it's awesome.
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Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.
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I don't do anything mysterious on purpose. I'm less than forthcoming, but that doesn't necessarily mean I'm mysterious. It just means I'm not inclined to go there.
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It's a small world. No matter what the circumstances, be nice to everyone, as you never know who you're going to see again.
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My dad had this philosophy that if you tell children they're beautiful and wonderful then they believe it, and they will be. So I never thought I was unattractive. But I was never one of the girls at school who had lots of boyfriends.
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None of my films are 'Pollyanna.' They're not little deers walking around with butterflies and stuff. That's not what I do.
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My first hero, as a teenager, was James Connolly. I remember discovering that he was a feminist, and that was an eye-opener, coming from a man of such poverty.
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Some of the most innocuous inventions have proven earth-shattering, with reverberations felt around the planet. The Internet is the poster child for disruptive technology, but even such inventions as Amazon's Kindle and Apple's iPod have rocked their respective industries by changing how we entertain ourselves.
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I'm a big fan of '70s records where artists could draw on whatever influences they wanted.
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The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd.
