Florence Scovel Shinn Quotes
If one asks for success and prepares for failure, one will get the situation one has prepared for.

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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.
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We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.
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Cooperation and collaboration among nations and countries can help in the process of development of promoting welfare as well as bringing peace and stability.
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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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No, I'm not a horse better. Every once in a while somebody will give me a sure thing and of course it's not.
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Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of the styles around him, I play by ear.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.
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I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.
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We don't have as many managers as we should, but we would rather have too few than too many.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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Barbara Castle was a hero to millions of British women. She inspired a new generation of women to become active in Labour politics, including, of course Labour's deputy leader, Harriet Harman.
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As a very young writer - kindergarten through about fifth grade - I most often wrote about black characters. My very early stories were science fiction and fantasy, with kids stowing away on spaceships and a girl named Tilly who was trying to get into the 'Guinness Book of World Records.'
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I condemn any form of terrorism and especially the terrorism that would affect my country and me.
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In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.
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The whole idea is whatever you do, have fun with it; try to make sure that it's quality and something you don't mind putting your name on.
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The thought that all experience will be lost at the moment of my death makes me feel pain and fear... What a waste, decades spent building up experience, only to throw it all away... We remedy this sadness by working. For example, by writing, painting, or building cities.
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Where would we be without inhibitions? They're quite useful things when you look at some of the things humans do if they lose them.
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The consensus is that no more than five to ten people in a hundred who die by gunfire in Los Angeles are any loss to society. These people fight small wars amongst themselves. It would seem a valid social service to keep them well-supplied with ammunition.
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To be honest, I don't really care about any pope. It's not something I think about much, to be quite honest with you.
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I was fortunate enough to hook up with Quincy Jones and had a lot of success. But the music of the '80s really changed when the '90s hit. For me to chase that dream or career of music, I started a family, started on 'Melrose Place,' so it was something I didn't have the time or energy.
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I have worked without thinking of myself. This is the largest factor in whatever success I have attained.
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If one asks for success and prepares for failure, one will get the situation one has prepared for.