Confucius Quotes
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I have no political ax to grind; I just find it absurd that huge billion-dollar corporations can take over elections. I just find it insane that, for instance, we give tax breaks to people like myself making millions of dollars, while there're no tax breaks for working people. That, to me, is not a political issue, that's a life issue.
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I don't try to sugarcoat things, but I also think my books make positive statements about the people and values in small-town America.
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I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all.
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I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
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I'm not a morning person, but I've become one as the result of having kids. The morning is my private time to spend with my boys.
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The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye.
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Political leaders are expert at saying nothing.
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People are all vulnerable in so many different ways. We go into survival mode a lot of times.
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When it comes to relationships, I think I'm pretty experienced - you'd be surprised.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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It doesn't matter how precisely the onion is cut as long as the person chewing it is happy.
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The producers and writers of dance music are becoming the stars, not so much the DJs.
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A big part of managing a golf course is managing your swing on the course. A lot of guys can go out and hit a golf ball, but they have no idea how to manage what they do with the ball. I've won as many golf tournaments hitting the ball badly as I have hitting the ball well.
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I don't keep my secrets or my knowledge to myself.
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I inherited them, so I got it like that. But I hear you can actually get dimples for a certain price if you really want them. I was getting my nails done once, and this lady asked me, 'Are those real? In my country, they pay a lot of money for those.' And I was like, 'Really?' I think she was from Malaysia.
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As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.
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I then moved to the University of Western Ontario where I was made a full professor in 1985.
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Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.
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As the language or vocabulary of photography has been extended, the emphasis of meaning has shifted, shifted from what the world looks like to what we feel about the world and what we want the world to mean.
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Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.
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We think of stars as celestial beings. And once in a while, they smile at us from the pages of 'People' magazine.
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From the drawing-room window I see pass almost daily an old gentleman with white hair, a firm step, broad shoulders, healthy pink skin, a sunny smile - always singing to himself as he goes - a happy, rosy-cheeked old fellow, with a rosy-cheeked mind I should like to throw mud at him.
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Behind every smile there's teeth.
