Thomas Woods Quotes

That human beings seek their own well-being and that of those close to them is not an especially provocative discovery. What is important is that this universal aspect of human nature persists no matter what economic system is in place; it merely expresses itself in different forms.

Thomas Woods

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There really isn't a day when I wake up and DON'T have to be someplace.

Trish Stratus

DayWake UpUpReallyWake

You can't mess around with young readers - you have to cut straight to the heart of the story. The character can be complex, the plot can have some surprises, but the emotions have to be clear.

Rodman Philbrick

CharacterHeartStoryYouEmotions

But of course it's different now, the blues is no longer blues, it's green now.

Ruth Brown

GreenBluesNowDifferentCourse

I find the ones that have the most emotional weight, the heaviest songs. For some reason, for me, they're usually the ones I write the quickest. I put more work into uplifting material, I think, sometimes.

Jason Isbell

WorkMeThinkFindSometimesWrite

When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens.

Desmond Tutu

YouTableEdgeWillAfricaGround

I was one of those daughters who saw my mother as my enemy when I was a teen.

Deborah Tannen

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The first time I went to therapy, I had to stop going because they were making me hate my parents.

Chloe Sevigny

TimeHateParentsMeStopTherapy

In many ways, I think about the possibility that there could still be a Yes in 100 or 200 years from now, just like a live symphony orchestra.

Chris Squire

LiveThinkNowOrchestraYearsYes

Dealing with ads is depressing. You don't make anyone's life better by making advertisements work better.

Brian Acton

LifeWorkBetterYouDepressingAds

I had wanted to be a movie star and had thought I would be a movie star since I was very little. It was just something I saw in my future. But somehow when it happened, I wasn't ready for it.

Brooke Adams

FutureThoughtReadyLittleStar

Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.

Sydney Smith

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Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.

Thornton Wilder

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