Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes

Inordinate desire for material possessions can become an obsession that consumes our thoughts, drains our resources, and leads to unhappiness.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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I fought as an infantry Marine on one of the Vietnam War's harshest battlefields. After leaving the Marine Corps, I studied law and found a fulfilling career as an author and journalist. But again and again, I came back to the personal fulfillment that can only come from public service.

Jim Webb

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We don't want to be the standard thing. We're more interested in having people hate us than glaze over us. We'd rather have a reaction than be in the middle.

Matthew Ramsey

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I was one of those lucky people with only one talent. It is harder for people with many talents to decide what to do.

Anna Chancellor

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If you fail to make a mark, you might not get good work later. So, it is important for every actor to have a plan B to bank on. Here, nothing lasts forever. That's why my husband pushes me to do different things in life.

Anita Hassanandani Reddy

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Fame makes me feel wanted and loved, anybody wants that.

Michael Hutchence

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I'm very grounded - that's how I would put it. If you met my mother, you'd probably say the same thing about her. I had a very sane upbringing, though some very insane things happened.

Tracy Pollan

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You see someone on the street wearing an outfit and then it's on the cover of a magazine. I love. But, you know, I'm Australian, so I'm not too flashy or glitzy.

Rose Byrne

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As motherhood is the greatest and most natural God-given gift for women for posterity, it would seem that the birth and rearing of children, in the way which to us seems most ideal, would be the most satisfying and the most rewarding career for a woman.

Rose Kennedy

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If I had planned to be a singer, I would have got trained. In fact, I was more into theatre and plays while growing up.

Mohit Chauhan

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Inequality of any kind, once considered a normal, natural part of human existence, came to be seen in the course of the twentieth century as increasingly illegitimate.

Michael Mandelbaum

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Even if you're a relatively small player in search, that can still mean a company that's worth several billion dollars.

Jason Calacanis

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I think I can be a guy who can make an impact right away.

Jared Goff

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