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It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing

that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others. Sydney J. Harris I couldn't really relate to the fraternity or party scene, to the people out in the mall every day protesting one thing or another. I felt like there was no one I could relate to. Charlie Trotter A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all. Georges Bernanos Fortune favors the prepared mind. Louis Pasteur Where the ball went was up to heaven. Sometimes I threw the ball clean up into the stands. Bob Feller Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being. Jean-Jacques Rousseau Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts. Jean Vanier

The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human

rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform. Chuck Hagel Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. Vaclav Havel A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them. Horace Mann I work a lot, and not just in Las Vegas. Juice Newton Whether for life or death, do your own work well. John Ruskin If my poetry aims to achieve anything, it's to deliver people from the limited ways in which they see and feel. Jim Morrison What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always for being afraid. Robin G. Collingwood

It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of

the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were of no use to read the Scriptures when we do not enjoy them, and as if it were no use to pray when we have no spirit of prayer. George Muller If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend. Saint Augustine It was just using the liquid shampoo - the Russians have one very similar to the stuff we use on the Shuttle - you just wet your hair with it and then wipe it out. Shannon Lucid Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals. Abba Eban When we rehearse, we're always trying to aim for something else. But we never quite succeed in getting there. Colin Greenwood Hollywood has always been a cage... a cage to catch our dreams. John Huston Integrity is so perishable in the summer months of success. Vanessa Redgrave

Firefighters are essential to the safety and security of our local communities. We owe it

to these men and women to provide them with better training and equipment so they can do their jobs more effectively and safely. Carl Levin But we will lose the millions of records being created daily in a dizzying array of electronic forms unless we find a way to preserve and keep them accessible indefinitely. Allen Weinstein In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her. Sam Houston A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it. William Styron My music, certainly, has never embarrassed me. Barry Gibb If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end. Arthur Baer A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers. H. L. Mencken

There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a

certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves. Francois de La Rochefoucauld I expect that our associates will walk with a little more bounce in their step and understand that this company is behind them and has respect for them. Lee Scott True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare. Gilbert K. Chesterton We're all crazy and the only difference between patients and their therapists is the therapists haven't been caught yet. Max Walker What's more enchanting than the voices of young people, when you can't hear what they say? Logan Pearsall Smith The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights. Shirin Ebadi If there is one creature that represents my essence, it's butterflies. Patricia Velasquez

We were number one most added at radio, when the single came out and that's

much different. It took like eight months for any radio to happen on the first record, so a lot more support has happened right out of the box. Jon Crosby I visited those friends who'd just had a baby, and she was washing dishes and he was cleaning the house, and I burst with happiness. And in their minds, they were in this terrible domestic rut. Josh Lucas Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a man is happiest when he does not even notice whether it passes swiftly or slowly. Ivan Turgenev Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. Ambrose Bierce So that when I came from Panama... my family was exiled in 1973 and they went to Miami. Ruben Blades There is nothing to be embarrassed about being profitable. Terry Semel Being in therapy is great. I spend an hour just talking about myself. It's kinda like being the guy on a date. Caroline Rhea

I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there's not always

a connection between the actors. They may be technically proficient, but they're not surprising each other. I'm thrilled by actors who make choices that are surprising. Lusia Strus I would also certainly continue to keep loan repayment interest rates as low as possible. And I would spread the financial aid a little less thinly across all income brackets. Charles Vest I don't know what I did in this life to deserve all of this. I'm just a girl from a trailer park who had a dream. Hilary Swank The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune. Charles R. Swindoll If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul. Alphonse de Lamartine Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it. Robert Motherwell Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me. Alexander Pope

Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a

purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works. Thomas Aquinas Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to write about. With all that's going on, how could I stop? Gwendolyn Brooks The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power. Toni Morrison No period of my life has been one of such unmixed happiness as the four years which have been spent within college walls. Horatio Alger Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive. Gilbert K. Chesterton One forgives to the degree that one loves. Francois de La Rochefoucauld After I left LA... it was like waking up. And so I moved back east and stopped auditioning. Casey Affleck

The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story

of a love is not important - what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity. Helen Hayes They rushed to move it forward, uh, and then a lawsuit was filed and we spent many months litigating, rather than trying to come up with legislation and move forward on that front. Tom Udall In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a 'failed experiment.' Any test that yields valid data is a valid test. Adam Savage I hate record labels. They think they know everything. I want to hear them try to sing it. Jessica Simpson What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it completely. Franklin P. Jones Oakley and Burton have been my main sponsors since '87. I've been riding for both of them. Craig Kelly You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box. George W. Bush

The relationship I have to my fatherland is like that of mothers with crippled children:

they love them all the more, the more crippled they are. Germany is the background of all my plans, the return to Germany. Friedrich List The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction. Harry S Truman All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do. Leo Tolstoy Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them. Thomas Fuller Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills. Hugh Mackay There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free. Jackie Robinson The conscience of the dying belies their life. Luc de Clapiers

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Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work

by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him. Michelangelo The greatest problem all around the world today, whether in America, Japan, China Russia, India or anywhere else in the world, is that people are not in peace. People want peace. Prem Rawat Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you. Ramakrishna A wartime Minister of Information is compelled, in the national interest, to such continuous acts of duplicity that even his natural hair must grow to resemble a wig. Claud Cockburn I think she said I should seek help. Something like that, but it was in much cruder terms. And that I had a fascination with things coming out of people's mouths. Sam Raimi You know, if you're lucky enough to have two smash hit shows, the traffic of the world goes through your dressing r...

When I was 14, in Cuba, I met Fidel Castro with my dad, and it

was really impressive. And on a totally different level, I met Justin Timberlake! Dylan Penn I have family members that are bipolar. Trai Byers I'm a reluctant writer of non-fiction, in part because I don't really feel qualified. William Gibson The mark of all good art is not that the thing done is done exactly or finely, for machinery may do as much, but that it is worked out with the head and the workman's heart. Oscar Wilde I became fascinated by the fact that people write to give away rather than write to be read. It's the difference between playwrights and novelists. David Suchet People sometimes ask me to name the greatest coach in NFL history. George Halas may have set the standard, but Don Shula has won more games than anyone, and he has done it in the most competitive era. He had an incomparable ability to evaluate players, to motivate them, and to teach them the game of football. Marv Levy I just believe if you don't believe in God, then ...

The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged

down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul. Vinoba Bhave It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that any man can do and doing does in the same way, that is being drunk and being the father of their son. Gertrude Stein Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day one should meditate on being carried away by surging waves, falling from thousand-foot cliffs, dying of disease. Yamamoto Tsunetomo The awards world can be ridiculous, but I'm not one to bash it. I love awards! When I've been nominated for Emmys and when I won my DGA Award, I couldn't have been happier. I always liked getting a gold star in class. Paul Feig But in another, I think a woman's going to go into a shop to find a coat or a jacket and I just don't think she's not going to go into a shop because of a bad review she probably didn't even read. Marc Jacobs Baking is how you start kids at cook...

You know, we live in a time when if somebody wants to kill you, they're

going to kill you, and you can either go in a hole and, you know, pull the roof in over you, or you just continue putting one foot in front of the other and hope that you're doing some good in the world. Gene Robinson I grew up watching 'Superman.' As a child, when I first learned to dive into a swimming pool, I wasn't diving, I was flying, like Superman. I used to dream of rescuing a girl I had a crush on from a playground bully. Tom Hiddleston Honestly, when I had the idea to make 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and I was going out and raising the money, and I said, 'I want to make a movie about Al Gore's slide show, will you give me a million dollars?' People thought I was insane, looked at me cross-eyed. Lawrence Bender I came up from growing up with a lot of Catholic guilt, a lot of punk rock, hipster guilt in the later years where I think people have thrown a lot of things on me. Where I always felt like I'm not supposed to tell the horn ...

Women are clearly the major consumers in far more than just female categories. It doesn't

matter whether it is purchases of cars, cosmetics, or even products for men, female consumption power is the leading consumption power in the world. Any company that overlooks the woman as the decision maker is making a huge mistake. Andrea Jung Politics goes in one ear and out the other. I don't even know the president's name for sure. That's how stupid I am. Brian Wilson Even though some in our government may claim that civil liberties must be compromised in order to protect the public, we must be wary of what we are giving up in the name of fighting terrorism. Lucille Roybal-Allard We will often talk to Liz Smith about couples and relationships because she always has an inside track, too. Mary Hart People have the power to redeem the work of fools. Patti Smith I'm definitely a practicing Hindu. Julia Roberts In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainabilit...

Dancers use their bodies in extraordinary ways, so we are chronically pre-arthritic, because of how

we use our muscles and our bones. Judith Jamison I have always admired women that have a strong sense of self, complemented by femininity. I especially appreciate the presence of these women in traditionally male-dominated industries, such as real estate. Ivanka Trump They're trying to put data centers in cold environments because they're actually generating so much heat now; they're using up so much electricity. Rick Smolan We're all used to seeing pretty people. I want to see real people. Amy Sedaris The type of thing that one person would get mad at, another person would laugh at, is a good kind of zone to be in. Nathan Fielder I love performing in front of people, no matter where they come from or what language they speak. Juanes My father has always been interested in discarding the past. He's never much liked China or the whole idea behind China or Chinese ways of thinking. He's always been much more attracted to American ways of thinking...

Certain people are just saying, 'Look, I'm a businessperson and I have to run a

business effectively and I want people who are going to do the job, who have the training and the education and the personality traits - the soft skills.' William Julius Wilson I keep two sentimental mementos on my desk to remind me of two favorite men. There is an inkwell that my Uncle Seymour made, a brass grotesque he mounted on a marble base. And my grandfather's shaving cup is there, used to store pencils and pens. Scott Turow I kept on buying records and listening to them. Finally, I was able to hear the relationship between the jazz improvisers' solos and the underlying structure that it's based on, the chord progression. That was pretty easy to do in the swing era, y'know, when jazz was, like, pop music, you know. It had made the charts and everything like that. Harvey Pekar Anytime there is a new, interesting space that comes along, there are a bunch of companies that enter the market. Trip Adler There's no way in the world that the United S...

The writing is really important in books that affect me. I read for

the writing. The story is usually of less interest to me. It's the words that break your heart. James Salter Every view, and every object I studied attentively, by viewing them again and again on every side, for I was anxious to make a lasting impression of it on my imagination. Karl Philipp Moritz Some people come alive at night. I'm hopeless by 9 p.m. Coffee and Cadbury buy me an extra half hour. Often I can't get my clothes off I'm so far gone. Emily Mortimer People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip. Bernard Williams In America today, the percentage of children and adolescents who are defined as overweight is more than double what it was in the early 1970s. Lois Capps Life is not about making dough or how many movies you can make in a year. It's about finding someone that you can share things with. Freddie Prinze, Jr. Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so...

Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the

short and the long run. James Heckman A lot of people, sometimes they're so stuck on, 'I gotta get married, I gotta get married.' They forget that the really important thing is to have a healthy home, a healthy family, a healthy environment for your kids and to have everything going in a good, peaceful way. Camila Alves There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter. Patrick Stump I've always loved short stories. Even before I was a writer, I was reading short stories - there were certain writers where I just felt like they could do in a short story what so many writers needed a whole novel to do, and that was really inspiring to me. Molly Antopol I can't work all day and then go home and hang out with...

I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home

run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself. Willie Stargell All the world wondered as they witnessed... a people lift themselves from humiliation to the greatest pride. Corazon Aquino Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed. Samuel Johnson How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print. Karl Kraus I am not drinking now but I cannot guarantee tomorrow. Kelly McGillis