Rita Coolidge Quotes

Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late.

Rita Coolidge

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OpportunityTimePushYouBackLate

We try to separate the world into the stuff we can control and the stuff we can't.

Tom Steyer

ControlWorldTryStuffSeparate

I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.

Tom Cruise

LoveGreatPrideGoWayGoing

Indeed, it is a common goal to create a stronger United Nations able to meet the multitude of expectations placed upon it. To that end, I will facilitate a constructive, informed, and open interaction among Member States and with the Secretary-General.

Miroslav Lajcak

ExpectationsEndStrongerGoalMeet

I have spent much of my adult life flinching with pain as I tried to pull out the threads that bound the shadows of my past to me.

Lorna Luft

LifePastPainMeShadowsOut

Also, I used to think that one day I might get someone to iron my shirts, but the truth is I really like doing them myself.

David Sedaris

TruthMyselfDayTruth IsThink

Biological age, I think because I've been taking care of myself for so long I know not just my reproductive organs but my heart, you know, are much younger than - than what I am.

Cheryl Tiegs

AgeHeartMyselfI AmThinkCare

My first job was as a waitress, and I waitressed for a long, long time. I was a very bad waitress. I didn't care if people had ketchup or if they were allergic to fish. It really didn't bother me either way. I didn't care. I was bad, but it was a good way to make money. And it's a fun job if you are working with fun people.

Cheryl Hines

GoodTimeMoneyJobFunPeople

In addition to replacing many jobs, automation will also transform other jobs. Professions involving high touch, personal relationships - such as clergy, dentists, and financial advisors, for instance - face the least risk of automation but will nevertheless be profoundly transformed.

Clara Shih

FaceFinancialAutomationPersonal

I was in high school in 1953 when the Committee of One Million circulated a petition urging that Red China - one third of the world's population - be excluded from the United Nations. And I remember I refused to sign it, at 14 or 15 years old.

Brian Dennehy

SchoolRedWorldHigh SchoolHigh

Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.

Plutarch

AdversityBalanceFriendsProsperity

When was the last time you bought an American-made radio or television? If you're Gen X or younger, the answer is 'never.' Does the label on that shirt or skirt you're wearing say 'Made in the U.S.A.'? If so, you probably got it at Goodwill, or maybe at a Smithsonian garage sale.

Seth Shostak

TimeYouTelevisionSayNeverRadio

The great thing about detective stories, in particular, the case can always be interesting as well as the characters.

Shane Black

GreatInterestingAlwaysWellAbout

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