Marian Burros Quotes
It may not be possible to get rare roast beef but if you're willing to settle for well done, ask them to hold the sweetened library paste that passes for gravy.
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He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.
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When people tell really good stories in songs, I really like it.
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Democracy should be practiced not every six years, but every day.
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Scoring the first 10 in history was a big deal, but the fact that even an electronic scoreboard could not figure out how to put out a score, it made the story more historic.
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When I do retire, I will miss the trips with the team, the jokes with my teammates, the habits: having breakfast with them, playing with them, all the little things.
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I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.
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You must prune dead or dying wood.
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I just didn't know where I fit in - I didn't seem to fit in my parent's generation. I didn't seem to fit in my own generation. Little by little, this took me into a spiritual search for understanding; a search for meaning and fulfillment.
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I don't favour ethics classes being an alternative to special religious education classes.
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People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved as a Spice Girl.
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My own experience, though, as a business executive and as a governor, tells me that businesses are interested in a lot more than a low tax rate when they decide where to locate.
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I'd realize it's not worth our time to worry. You do your best, and God will put the right people in your path.
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Acting was something I had to do.
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The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.
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I used to always buy clothes too big, but I should have showed off instead of covering up.
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Once you've built the big machinery of political power, remember you won't always be the one to run it.
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It used to be that I wanted to be taller. Once I made 5-foot-1, I was happy.
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I'd still like to see 'Survivor' minus the planned show-biz parts. That would be the purest form of show business - I want to see someone so hungry that they eat somebody else's foot.
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Well, I always try to look at my characters as being better than I am. That's one of the reasons I guess I became an actor - because you get to create a persona that's bigger or better or more interesting than your own.
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I feel like hip-hop is the new pop because it has a lot of influence because of our culture.
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When you experience difficulty at work or in your life, instead of looking back on it as something that was really challenging, look at it and ask yourself, 'What wisdom did I learn from that?'
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After working in cities for nearly 40 years, I am telling you that every city can improve its quality of life in less than three years, no matter the scale or the financial conditions.
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It may not be possible to get rare roast beef but if you're willing to settle for well done, ask them to hold the sweetened library paste that passes for gravy.
