Elfriede Jelinek Quotes
For the first thing a proprietor learns, and painfully at that, is: Trust is fine, but control is better.
Elfriede Jelinek
Quotes to Explore
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A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.
Haniel Long
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Violent crime is a solved problem - all they have to do is repeal the laws that keep those intelligent, capable, and responsible men and women from arming themselves, and violent crime evaporates like dry ice on a hot summer day.
L. Neil Smith
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As far as I'm concerned, if you want to find out about the last day of WWII or the roots of the Indian Mutiny, get thee to a books catalogue.
Zadie Smith
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I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.
Laura Lang
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Across the Atlantic, in the scattered, far-flung, rural settlements of colonial America, hospitality had become a central concern, and hostesses, like peacocks displaying their iridescent plumage, tried to outdo one another with their creative food displays.
Kate Christensen
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If you saw pictures of me as a kid, you'd laugh because I was always in football kit.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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Everybody's got to work with Roger Corman. You can't leave out that experience.
John Hurt
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Trials may come - and we may not understand everything that happens to us or around us. But if we humbly, quietly trust in the Lord, He will give us guidance and strength in every challenge we face. When our only desire is to please Him, we will be blessed with a deep inner peace.
Bruce D. Porter
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It was clear that VA was in need of reform, and when the president asked for help, I could not say no. First, I felt I could help, and my private sector experience was relevant. Second, that this was my chance to give back to those that had stepped up to serve our country.
David Shulkin
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The Woodstock Film festival is among the finest of a dying breed: a festival that isn’t trying to sell you anything, but simply and beautifully celebrating the art & craft of filmmaking.
Ethan Hawke
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For the first thing a proprietor learns, and painfully at that, is: Trust is fine, but control is better.
Elfriede Jelinek