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It's simple, sir. We kick ass and go home," Sergeant Catz said to smiles and clapping. "Would you care to elaborate for those of us ...
A nation can be one or the other, a democracy or an imperialist, but it can't be both. If it sticks to imperialism, it will, ...
A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.
If you never venture outside the box, you will probably not be creative. But if you never get inside the box, you will certainly be ...
When I was 16, I definitely burned a couple of bridges by saying, 'I won't do this!' I was not diplomatic about it. I came ...
We ourselves are made of Stardust.
Shakespeare shows you what it is possible to do in English as a writer - but also shows you that you might as well give ...
You are what you are because your parents made love at that exact moment, and if they made love one second after you would be ...
Writing satisfies us.
Those which defend liberty, equality and fraternity, seem to us superior to those which accept tyranny, the subservience of women, social and ethnic hatred.
U.S. nuclear weapons that are available for presidential use are targeted against broad ocean areas.
Politeness is sometimes a great tax upon sincerity.
Education comes from living life, following passions, accessing information, observing, reflecting, and being inspired by wise and courageous elders in the community.
Could it be that those who were reared in the postwar years really were spoiled, as we used to hear? Did a child-centered generation, raised ...
All idols started out life as the god somebody wanted.
The Fiction defense. Sometimes I just need to use it.
Even having to do the amount of press that I have to do is dreadful and gives me so much anxiety. After having done this ...
But...was he flirting?Hmm.Not sure what I thought of that. A nice office flirt did make the day go faster, but Adam was my boss, not ...
Very sweetly, he always told her he loved her just the way she was. Although, honestly he had no idea. She shuddered to think what ...
When you're 84, a 70-year-old is still pretty young,
The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities.
Emotion untempered by reason is social suicide
America is a melting pot, the people at the bottom get burned while all the scum floats to the top.
Managing is a tough job. When you're young, you just think it's a natural progression - I'm good at this, so I'm going to be ...
Our gods were fallen faster,and fallen larger.The day was duller, dullerwas disaster. Our charge was error.Instead of leader we had louder,instead of lover, never. And ...
The people of Abadan defended the city with empty hands, and our sons and brothers fell to the ground like flowers in the fall. My ...
Response, when asked how he came upon his theorems.
The concept of deferred gratification, or sacrificing now to save for the future, can be helpful in setting aside money in a retirement account for ...
I live entire lifetimes in my head. Sometimes simultaneously.
Delicate hairpins twinkled through the air, moving effortlessly to hold her fringe from her eyes. She didn't glance to the hairpins. But she didn't touch ...
A wise man once told me, Life's greatest fear is having knowledge of something, and dying before having the opportunity to share it." -Charles Blair
Poetry is an enumeration of birds, bees, babies, butterflies, bugs, bambinos, babayagas, and bipeds, beating their way up bewildering bastions.
Father has taught me that when something is lost, whether dear or not, giving up the search is sometimes best and often enough the lost ...
It is Sunday. The weekend, that three-day festival of attrition, is done. Sunday is the day of purgation and redress; of tenderised brain cases and ...
The purity and perfection are yet to be invented.
When you're on your fifth album, you are going to be judged against all your previous work and expectations.
I wonder who in their right mind thought I was mature enough for this: motherhood, home ownership, a career, adulthood in general. I hope I ...
Our family's special holiday tradition is going over to my grandparent's house on Christmas morning. My grandma cooks a big breakfast, and I love hearing ...
When I left the Royal College, I decided I would only make paintings that I would want to look at myself, that felt close to ...
Today, our brave military men and women, just as those who have gone before them, stand on alert, securing freedom at home and guarding the ...
The veil I wore was much like the shield I had been wrapped in for my entire life. But I was ready to tear it ...
The first rule of good theatre is 'Show, don't tell.' It applies to good political action as well.
Service is the rent that we pay for our room on earth.
Boys are so strange sometimes.
I had a great childhood. Even though I never had my own room - I shared the porch with my grandfather and kept my belongings ...
Stupidity is the prerogative of the wealthy. Pauper's field is crammed with smart guys.
I AM A CHILD OF ABUNDANCE.
Mostly that it takes two to make a couple. One person can't do it on her own, no matter how hard she tries; In our ...
I need to stay calm and just pitch my game.
I've never lost to Pete Carroll and I'm not gonna start now.