Representation makes a difference.
Angie Thomas
Recitation: by Male by Female
One of the hard lessons to learn in life is that there are some things you can control and some things you can't. If you want a short recipe for being frustrated and miserable, this is it: focus on things you can't control.
John Bytheway
LifeFocusControlShortLearnYou
I took the California Highway Patrol exam and didn't pass, so I tried to be a cop and failed.
John Cena
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It's a beautiful thing when you come to fight week and you know that you haven't cut any corners.
Andre Ward
BeautifulFightWeekYouKnowCut
The Libertarian position on immigration is to have, not open borders with no restrictions, but to have controlled borders that allow hard-working people to come into America to help raise their standard of living and improve the American economy.
Michael Badnarik
PeopleImmigrationAmericanHelp
I auditioned for 'West Side Story' and got the part of Tony, but wasn't allowed to do it. They needed me to play trumpet. But I was glad, in the end, because I learned a lot about playing that score.
Stephen Costello
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When you get older, you have to wrestle with what's appropriate behavior a little bit more. Am I not acting too old or too young?
Stephen Malkmus
BehaviorYouActingYoungMoreOld
What did you have the potential to do? And if you came close to that, if you maximized that, then you were a success in God's eyes. So many of us do things that the world would say is successful, but we have so much more potential.
Tony Dungy
SuccessGodEyesWorldPotential
The system in Germany is different, as you sign up with a company for two or three years, and you work exclusively with them; you can't do any film work on the side.
Tom Wlaschiha
WorkYouThreeCompanySideSystem
I always thought I would have boys, but as a father, when your kids are born and they're healthy and happy, that's the most important thing.
Rob Mariano
FatherHappyThoughtBornHealthy
Some of the most brilliant things that someone might do could happen in three minutes because it's something that just occurs to them. And then, there's the example of really chipping away at something to create something great. I don't believe that one is more reliable than the other.
Chris Cornell
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Life is not quantifiable in terms of age, but I suppose in my fifties I am more grounded and more at ease in my own skin than when I was younger. I have a confidence that I didn't have before from the experiences I've had.
Annie Lennox
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You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time.
William Landay
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