Ann McKee Quotes
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I consider myself not a conservative libertarian but a radical '60s libertarian.
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On a personal level, there are many people who have meant a great deal to me. My father and mother were certainly of vital importance, not only in themselves but because they created a world for me to revolt against.
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Generally, you want to raise capital either when you have to or when it's really easy. If the company desperately needs money, and they can't figure out any other way, then they need to raise money. Or if someone's offering you easy money on good terms, you should take it because you can use it for good things.
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As I discovered music, especially Rock 'n Roll, new territory was opened to me. I was lured by the unbridled rhythm of this art form. It was like gasoline on the fire of my youthful spirit.
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In all good westerns, the good guy is always a little bit questionable because he kind-of has to make moral judgments.
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Product-wise, I use a morning and night cleanser. I'm really not a brand person.
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I don't belong to any country clubs. I don't have this big circle of friends. Where I make my friends is where I work.
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People love to drop in 'you betcha' as often as they can.
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Being a magician taught me how powerful the element of surprise can be. In each book, I've tried to work that in - an unexpected twist in a story that reveals an insight, a counter intuitive study that turns your beliefs upside-down.
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When I was in college at Carnegie Mellon, I wanted to be a chemist. So I became one. I worked in a laboratory and went to graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh. Then I taught science at a private girls' school. I had three children and waited until all three were in school before I started writing.
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
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My first concert makes me sound like a real old man. My very first concert was Jackie Wilson.
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Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.
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In my mother's belly, I remember not liking the tempi my father played the Beethoven Sonatas in.
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My natural inclination to be improv rather than an educated character serves me well.
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I always demanded respect. I came prepared and expected others to do the same.
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Every situation that Indian person finds himself in is extremely complex. We have to deal with the red lights. As young leaders here have to deal with senior leaders, suddenly someone disrupts your entire life. Everything happens, sort of, according to your karma; it’s all random.
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The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle.
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The first gift my husband ever gave me was a pack of index cards. I'm pretty sure the second was a 'Powers' scriptbook. This was well before either of us worked for Marvel.
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The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come, and his Ideal will reach perfection.
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Fashion is used as a tool to convey a point about who we are or potentially want to be. Whether or not a civilian curates his or her own aesthetic is up that person, but it is an integral part of one's public image.
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Do we realize that industry, which has been our good servant, might make a poor master?
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The overwhelming evidence is that trauma is a major factor in CTE.
