Aimee Carter Quotes
Finally he closed the distance between us and kissed me – a sweet, gentle kiss that held within it every single one of the thousand days I'd loved him as my everything, long after I'd begun to love him as a friend.
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don't stop, don't put it down.
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Sometimes what I think what the news is missing is the human element, the connection - the moment that you look into a little girl's eyes or a father who has just left his family and risked everything just to try and survive.
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
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Usually it is uses of words, not words in themselves, that are properly called vague.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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Well, when I was 13, for my bar mitzvah I received my first typewriter. And that was special.
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Your best ideas, those eureka moments that turn the world upside down, seldom come when you're juggling emails, rushing to meet the 5 P.M. deadline or straining to make your voice heard in a high-stress meeting. They come when you're walking the dog, soaking in the bath or swinging in a hammock.
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I make mistakes on a very grand scale.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.
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I was always telling my family I wanted to become an actress, and I did.
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Fiorello LaGuardia saved City Center. The real man saved it, and he made this building into a performing arts venue.
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I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write.
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As a queen, I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.
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The media doesn't create narratives, really. They're not that powerful. What they do is they tap into narratives that are already bubbling amongst their viewership or readership.
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I had a very loyal cult-like following, I feel. And I don't mean to complain about that.
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I love basketball, but I miss football every time I watch it.
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Everybody loves a thing more if it has cost him trouble: for instance those who have made money love money more than those who have inherited it.
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I really just wanted to write about three brothers. When you do that, though, it gives you this wonderful opportunity to tie together different social milieus, because siblings usually move into different worlds as they grow up.
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Finally he closed the distance between us and kissed me – a sweet, gentle kiss that held within it every single one of the thousand days I'd loved him as my everything, long after I'd begun to love him as a friend.
