Calvin Coolidge Quotes
Speaking of Chinese president Sun Yat-sen ...combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China.
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I realized I made a big mistake and if I could have it over again, I would do it so much differently.
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Life does not owe me a shred.
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I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.
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It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.
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I could never see a book written in a foreign language without the most ardent desire to read it.
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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I'm very involved with kids because after being a teacher for seven years, I just can't stop loving the kids. I am a teacher forever.
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Working with 50 Cent was great, you know what Im saying? It was just great to work with 50 Cent.
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Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.
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In the West, if a city faces financial difficulties, it'll go bankrupt. But in China, cities will be subsidised by the Ministry of Finance. So some small- and medium-sized cities aren't worried about going bankrupt. They figure the central government will help them out.
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How many times do I have to repeat this: my childhood was fantastic.
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Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.
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Write out the story - rapidly, fluently, and not too critically - following the second or narrative-order synopsis. Change incidents and plot whenever the developing process seems to suggest such change, never being bound by any previous design.
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It's better to be honest about your opinions than to pretend you don't have them.
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For years Don Imus was just – boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.
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Europe and European identity is rooted in Christianity.
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Here we have a situation where a defendant in a case agrees to an interview with Dan Rather. It happened to be not confidential. But it was an interview with Dan Rather.
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If you write satire, the guilty pleasure these days is that there's just so much material about. On the other hand, if you have a family it can be depressing.
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I'm not going to throw chairs; I'm not going to cuss. I'm not going to do that kind of stuff, because you don't have to do that. You don't have to act like that, and you don't have to live like that in order to be successful.
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'Everybody thinks they’re doing the right thing, kid. All the time. It’s about the only rule that explains how fucked-up this universe is.' A wan smile crept across her face. 'Nobody is a villain in their own head, are they? We all know we’re doing the right thing, which is why we’re in this mess.'
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Be humble because until the sun with all its grandeur, let the moon shine.
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To live forever should not be an obligation. In fact, eternal life should only be for those who wish for it, because if we are depressed and unhappy with our lives, just the idea of living forever is an unbearable source of suffering.
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The single sculler, alone on the river at dawn, or spotlighted in his lane during a race, is th emost romantic, the most quixotic figure in all rowing.
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Speaking of Chinese president Sun Yat-sen ...combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China.
