Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks.
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I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it, not by reading a book about it.
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For me, songwriting starts with a melody. When a musician plays a chord progression, either the words and vocal melody come to me, or they don't. That's how I determine who to write with. It works, or it doesn't.
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You think about taking audiences on a journey.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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Mankind's feeling of responsibility to create a decent life and make it worth living with dignity has always been stronger than the will to kill life.
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I've been a big astrophysics nut since I was 12. I have always had a real soft spot for the bizarreness of quantum mechanics. But I gave up on being a scientist in high school - I'm just not that good at math.
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An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.
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Taking part in an Olympics on home ground is something you dream about.
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Competition is like a treadmill. If you stand still, you get swept off. But when you run, you can never really get ahead of the treadmill and cover new terrain - so you never run faster than the speed that is set.
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I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
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Ultimately life is disease, death and oblivion. It's still better than high school.
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I think that England made a very big, historical mistake to allow itself to become the kind of terrorist capital of the world.
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I am a bit of a Cheap Pete, but I do spend a fortune on books and false moustaches and practical jokes.
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I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him.
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Intuitive versus analytical? That's a foolish choice. It's foolish, just like trying to choose between being realistic or idealistic. You need both in life.
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Too many young musicians today want to win polls before they learn their instruments.
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One of the fun things about venture capital is you are constantly learning new ideas and strategies from one business and then applying them to others.
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With a little bit of luck, you'll never work!
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I don't like when people expect too much, because then I'll only be disappointed if things don't work out.
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Because of Diamond, I have had to begin much of the work afresh. I will not, however, rid myself of her, nor even punish her. She knew not what she was doing, and that which she did was for my protection and for love of my person. Her place remains at my side or against my feet when I lie abed.
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It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.