Elizabeth Flock Quotes
The lack of space and a growing prison population has strained resources and put pressure on all levels of the penal system.
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You see, O Greeks! The enemy already acknowledge the country to be ours; for when they made peace with us, they stipulated that we should not burn the country belonging to the king, and now they set fire to it themselves, as if they looked upon it no longer as their own.
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It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.
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I am honoured to be associated with a brand like Movado. It believes in the art of design and is known for its perfection worldwide. I have strong faith in the pursuit of perfection. I am looking forward to a long association.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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Usually in TV... A TV director could be anything from a main grip to just a glorified cameraman, and sometimes a director can be the person who is hired last. It's very much a producer's medium.
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If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.
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In 15 years we'll have all the sequence, a list of the genes everyone has in common and those that differ among people. We know only something like a tenth of 1 percent of the sequence at the moment.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.
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Custom turns everything upside down. Give it time, and what can resist its hardening effect? What does not yield to use? How many find that the bitterness they had formerly dreaded has, unfortunately, through use alone, turned to sweetness?
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You know what, I'm a big coward and I'm really afraid of live audiences.
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Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy.
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I just want to try writing for other people 'cause it's quite exciting.
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If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.
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It was just one of those moments in the universe that was mine.
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You wouldn't know it, but I'm no good at recognising people; I have face blindness.
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I read mails throughout the day but answer mails more in the morning and evening.
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Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.
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Small, red, and upright he waited, gripping his new bookbag tight in one hand and touching a lucky penny inside his coat pocket with the other, while the first snows of winter floated down on his eyelashes and covered the branches around him and silenced all trace of the world.
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In my experience, growing up in Brooklyn and all that, the real tough guys didn't act tough. They didn't talk tough. They were tough, you know? I think about these politicians who try to pose as tough guys - it makes me laugh.
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Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it is about the product they sell.
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It's been an honor working with you, Mr. President.
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The lack of space and a growing prison population has strained resources and put pressure on all levels of the penal system.
