Upton Sinclair Quotes
Can you blame me if I am pursued by the thought of how much we could do to remedy social evils, if only we had an honest and disinterested press?
Quotes to Explore
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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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We have this idea that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get promoted in sales jobs. But if you look at the correlation between extroversion and actual sales performance - that is, how many times the cash register actually rings - the correlation's almost zero.
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I'll fill those canyons in your soul, like a river lead you home. And I'll walk a step behind, in the shadows so you shine. Just ask, it will be done and I will prove my love, until you're sure that I'm the one.
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During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
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The one characteristic of authentic power that most people overlook is humbleness. It is important for many reasons. A humble person walks in a friendly world. He or she sees friends everywhere he or she looks, wherever he or she goes, whomever he or she meets. His or her perception goes beyond the shell of appearance and into essence.
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People are not really that forgiving when they pay for tickets to come see you and you don't show up.
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Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.
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Going to parties usually makes me feel depressed, just because I have such social fear after meeting people.
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Work means independence. It allowed me to shape my life on so many levels.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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I want to tour, everywhere I can, all of the world.
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I look formidable.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
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I had experiences or exposure to music in church. I went to a church, it was very unique. It was a predominantly African American Catholic church. So they would have - one mass would be traditional church music, and then the other mass would be gospel music.
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I've lived in Kansas for more than thirty years, and for half of those, I was part of a ranching family, so I'm writing about things I know and love.
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It's kind of fun to be sexy.
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A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.
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Religion dies hard in the Irish.
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I graduated college and moved back home, started helping my dad, did landscaping for a living.
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Liberty is not the right of one, but of all.
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A man´s taste is formed more by his culture, his profession, and the period in which he is young than by his race or politics.
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There may be challenges or crosses that may have delayed your goals temporarily, but now it’s time to move forward.
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Can you blame me if I am pursued by the thought of how much we could do to remedy social evils, if only we had an honest and disinterested press?
