Leslie Jamison Quotes

I used to believe that hurting would make you more alive to the hurting of others. I used to believe in feeling bad because somebody else did. Now I'm not so sure of either.

Leslie Jamison

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When I was a kid, I used to think, 'Man, if I could ever afford all the ice cream I want to eat, that's as rich as I ever want to be.'

Jimmy Dean

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The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him.

John Ruskin

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In corporations, the penalty for repeated failure on known tasks is being reassigned to other tasks or asked to leave the company.

Steve Blank

FailureCompanyLeaveBeingTasks

A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.

Stendhal

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One day I was asked to pick up $50,000 worth of gold chains for Mr. T. For real!

Stacey Snider

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I love working out, but I need my brain to be someplace else as my body does the work.

Jordana Brewster

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Being in love was like China: you knew it was there, and no doubt it was very interesting, and some people went there, but I never would. I'd spend all my life without ever going to China, but it wouldn't matter, because there was all the rest of the world to visit.

Philip Pullman

LifeLovePeopleWorldRestMy Life

It's very important to focus on the music first. That's always number one. But after that, it's extremely important to just have fun with what you're doing.

Synyster Gates

MusicFocusFunHave FunDoingYou

I'm not getting into a public debate with Jack Nicklaus.

Tim Finchem

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If you are working 50 hours a week in a factory, you don't have time to read 10 newspapers a day and go back to declassified government archives. But such people may have far-reaching insights into the way the world works.

Noam Chomsky

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Writing/reading is like visiting another person's brain. And a short book or article is like a short stay. You come in, have a coffee, talk about the weather or sports, and then move on.

Mark Manson

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I wrote 'Twenties' back in 2009. I always wanted to tell a story where a queer black woman was the protagonist, and I'm so grateful to TBS for giving me a platform to tell this story.

Lena Waithe

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