Mao Zedong Quotes
Many people think it impossible for guerrillas to exist for long in the enemy's rear. Such a belief reveals lack of comprehension of the relationship that should exist between the people and the troops. The former may be likened to water the latter to the fish who inhabit it. How may it be said that these two cannot exist together?
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
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I'm thrilled that country music fans like my stuff, but so do a lot of people outside of country music, people who just love music. My goal is more to reach music lovers than to appeal to a genre. I love country music, and I'm proud to represent it, but I don't obsess over it as a category.
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Some films shouldn't be remade.
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When I come up against a director who has a concept that I don't agree with, or maybe I just haven't thought of it or whatever, I'd be more prone to go with them than my own because I want to be out of control as an actor, I want them to have the control, otherwise it's going to become predictably my work, and that's not fun.
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I did not give my daughter the kind of childhood anybody would want. The vision of the divided loyalty between a mother and father who don't live together and don't share in decisions is a great depravation for children.
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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If liberalism is to mean anything at all, it is duty bound to support without hesitation the dissenting individual over the group, the heretic over the orthodox, innovation over stagnation, and free speech over offense.
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Ballyhoo is for your classic girl, who is fun and fearless. This is for the girl who is not afraid to dress fun.
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I'm sure my father had more to do with my career than I would like to give him credit for. I would love to think it was all me!
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In my experience, great reviews almost always ensure no sales.
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I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
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Themes only arise after a novel is written, and people begin to try to talk about it.
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should. And that's hard.
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He was white and shaken, like a dry martini.
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Stay true to your own voice, and don't worry about needing to be liked or what anybody else thinks. Keep your eyes on your own paper.
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Magic is really difficult to learn, and it requires sort of a fanatical eye for detail.
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Life is that which must overcome itself again and again.
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What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.
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I don't think Ireland has ever had a genius for the novel. Of course, there were plenty of Irish novels, but I don't think that was ever the natural means of expression for the Irish.
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I didn't think I could play in a band. It just wasn't an option - all band members were men, and bandleaders were men.
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Many people think it impossible for guerrillas to exist for long in the enemy's rear. Such a belief reveals lack of comprehension of the relationship that should exist between the people and the troops. The former may be likened to water the latter to the fish who inhabit it. How may it be said that these two cannot exist together?
