Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Battle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.

Ambrose Bierce

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BattlePoliticalTongueTeethKnot

My major obligation or responsibility is to work to integrate gender issues throughout the work of the State Department.

Melanne Verveer

WorkResponsibilityGenderObligation

Cultural confinement takes place when a curator imposes his own limits on an art exhibition, rather than asking an artist to set his limits.

Robert Smithson

ArtLimitsArtistPlaceOwnAsking

The moment our daughter was lifted up and we laid eyes on her was incredible.

Matt Lanter

DaughterEyesMomentUpHerOur

I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.

John Wooden

LightThinkThoughtDoingWantWay

The idea that maybe you don't have to own a car if you only need one occasionally may catch on, just like time-sharing caught on in real estate.

Steve Case

CarReal EstateYouNeedRealOwn

I love everything from soul to electronica and classic rock to weird rock. I'm a real cratedigger, so wherever I go, I search out a vinyl shop to find some unburied treasure - records by under-the-radar artistes.

Steven Mackintosh

LoveSoulSearchWeirdFindRock

It's easy to figure out whether you're getting stale. All you've got to do is look in the mirror and be honest with yourself.

Tony La Russa

MirrorYourselfEasyYouLookOut

I left school early in my last year before I took my A-levels. I wasn't expelled. It was just a mutual understanding. I wasn't interested in going to school and they said, 'You're not turning up,' so we severed ties. Both sides appreciated it.

Tom Sturridge

SchoolUnderstandingYearYouEarly

What I would tell a kid with ADHD and dyslexia or someone who struggles with anything in life is this: 'When you put your mind to it, you can do anything.'

Michelle Carter

LifeMindSomeoneYouKidAnything

McGregor was never a champion of anything. He defeated the champion and left.

Jose Aldo

ChampionDefeatedNeverAnythingHe

When providing people with the direction and expected behaviors, you need to be alert to the fact that they will hold you accountable. People want to know if you are walking the talk. They will be watching your every move and you need to be one in the same... every minute of every day.

Douglas Conant

DayPeopleDirectionWalkingYou

When I first heard 'A Christmas Story, the musical,' I thought, Oh, that could be really good. It just felt like it fit. Some films lend themselves well to other formats, some don't, but there are so many fantasy sequences in the film, and Ralphie's such a dreamer as a character, I thought they could really lend themselves to being set pieces.

Peter Billingsley

GoodCharacterStoryThoughtDreamer

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