Anna Garlin Spencer Quotes
The experience of the race shows that we get our most important education not through books but through our work. We are developed by our daily task, or else demoralized by it, as by nothing else.
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Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
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The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it's healthy, that the kids are good.
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The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
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Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
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What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.
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I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.
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Nobody should be sent indefinitely into detention; everybody should have their day in court.
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I am aware of the sufferings of women in India, which is also the suffering of women in many, many countries on our planet. My heart is filled with empathy and love for them.
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary.
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There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre.
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There are young idealists all around the world falling in love with the Yankees now and realists who are gravitating to the Red Sox. I think the universe is on its head.
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.
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I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear.
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Since my illness, I've felt the presence of my angels.
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I have never had a man give me money. I've always been the provider. I have always been the one who went out and earned, and I've never felt unequal in that way.
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My whole philosophy is to broadcast the way a fan would broadcast.
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Man, y'know, I'm a music guy. I like a lot of different things. It depends on the time of the day and the situation.
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Well, thank you and that's for them, but for me, I want to look back at a body of work where when you do the research and you explore the psyche of a character, where she's been, where she is and where she's going.
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The newspapers were always against me in the beginning because they thought I was depriving people of what they wanted.
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I like visceral writing that people can't help but respond to, even if they respond, and they're shocked, or they're angry, or they're offended. I think that's the only way to reach people.
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The experience of the race shows that we get our most important education not through books but through our work. We are developed by our daily task, or else demoralized by it, as by nothing else.
