Edwin Jackson Quotes
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.
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We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.
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I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don't misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading purely for the joy of it. Novels have their place, but biographies of famous men and women contain information that can change lives.
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I like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.
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I've discovered that the standard all-American dream of fame and fortune is not success for me. Success for me is simply the joy of working - doing good work - and then bringing that joy home to my family. But if what I do in my work doesn't enrich my life with my family, I'm doing the wrong thing.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World.
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It's important to have masculine energy around your child.
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I don't study cricket too much. Whatever I have learned or experienced is through cricket I've played on the field, and whatever little I have watched.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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Our past is who we are, and death is one of our experiences. I lost my husband a long time ago, but it's always yesterday.
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If we intensify our efforts we can have a cloned baby within a year or two, but I don't know whether we can intensify our efforts to that extent. We're not really under pressure to deliver a cloned baby to this world. What we are under pressure to do is to deliver a cloned baby that is a healthy one.
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If you want to achieve something, you're going to run into roadblocks, but you have to learn how to pivot and explore your options.
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Nobody wants to hear R&B. It's sad. If you want to be on the radio you got to stay young.
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Sometimes my faith becomes more sensitive to how people feel, as opposed to what needs to be.
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No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.
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My mom, she cooks the best pound cakes in the world.
