Jane Austen Quotes
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
Samuel Johnson -
I enjoy building more than managing.
Wayne Huizenga -
You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
Barbara Bush -
In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too.
Nadia Comaneci -
The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
Oliver North -
All good actors are actresses. The more like a woman they are, the better they act, because a man's salvation is his femininity. Women have stronger sensibilities than men, which allows them to go a bit deeper when they are on and off the stage.
Vincent Cassel
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A mind which really lays hold of a subject is not easily detached from it.
Ida Tarbell -
Nature builds things that are antifragile. In the case of evolution, nature uses disorder to grow stronger. Occasional starvation or going to the gym also makes you stronger, because you subject your body to stressors and gain from them.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb -
Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.
J. Paul Getty -
I wouldn't say I was bullied, but I was definitely a bit of an outcast. It was more the kids thinking I thought I was cool. I started homeschooling in fifth grade, and I was much happier.
Kaley Cuoco -
When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
Isaac Hanson Hanson -
You need to train your brain to be positive.
Nargis Fakhri
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William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that.
Patrick Stewart -
Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.
Danai Gurira -
I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
Yusef Komunyakaa -
I was your C student. I paid attention in the classes that were about how to get elected.
Gary Johnson -
While he was president, it was popular to be a Nixon hater.
Earl Butz -
If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before.
Vikram Seth
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Set excellent performance as your standard and strive to achieve it each day
Brian Tracy -
You can talk good ideas out of existence.
Vikram Seth -
The highest compliment I can give a science fiction book is that it's 'plausibly surreal' - it manages to feel like a relentless extrapolation from today even as it overwhelms with unexpected consequences of that extrapolation.
Jamais Cascio -
If you can be mentally stimulated by the workout and find out how to get through it, it's more fun.
Matthew McConaughey -
I should infinitely prefer a book.
Jane Austen