Marilyn vos Savant Quotes
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
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What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
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I love doing eyes - my signature look is a cat eye. I think it's so feminine, and it reminds me of old Hollywood.
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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The last thing I would ever do is try to become a network programmer.
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Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
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Plus, I am paranoid by nature. I need to be in control.
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The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.
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It's a constant challenge trying to find balance between styling, designing and being a mom.
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Most people consider me an optimist because I laughingly state that I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt.
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I didn't really make up my mind to be an actor until I did 'The Hitcher' with Rutger Hauer. I was about 17 or 18 when I did that, by which point I'd probably done a dozen or more movies or TV things, but 'The Hitcher' was the experience that made me want to study and commit and learn how to do this for my life.
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I do a lot of TV stuff, but I also turn a lot down - it's got to be an adventure.
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I train as hard as I can every time I train and I do extra training every day and I've done that since I was a young boy.
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There is inspiration all around us.
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You want your partner to objectify you.
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Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!
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As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
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When you get out there on the mound, you've got what you've got, and you got to figure out a way to get outs.
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Human sexuality has been regulated and shaped by men to serve men's needs.
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I went to the library and learned how checks work. I found out that routing numbers are like zip codes: the checks are sent to the bank that correlates to the routing number. If I manipulate those numbers to a bank far away, it would take longer to get back to the bank, which gave me more time to write more bad checks.
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I think the game has opened up, and that's why I decided to come back and try to be a part of it.
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Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody, I have some money 'cause I just got paid. How I wish I had someone to talk to, I'm in an awful way.
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Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
