Geraldine Brooks Quotes

I think probably the scaredest I've ever been was in Somalia. I arrived there when the episode that became known as 'Black Hawk Down' was still taking place. The Americans were still pinned down under fire. And everybody else was basically going the other way, and I was the only one putting my hand up for a flight in.

Geraldine Brooks

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I had to learn to be more open with people and to know how to show that I was interested in them.

John C. Mather

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One thing I know for sure - this motherhood thing is not for sissies.

Jennifer Nettles

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I have lived in Cornwall from the age of 4, so I have always been aware of the artistic heritage that the county has. I feel very proud to be able to connect to this.

John Dyer

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We need to reinstate the idea of federalism.

Jeff Fortenberry

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I'm not good at narrative; I'm really a gag writer, and that comes from being in the newspaper comic strip world for a while in college. What I do is I just write tons of jokes, then I sort them out in terms of quality and then pick the best of the jokes and then try to form them into a plot. If I get a good theme going, I feel lucky.

Jeff Kinney

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From this time on, the universe is built up into an aggregate of permanent objects connected by causal relations that are independent of the subject and are placed in objective space and time.

Jean Piaget

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I don't think that everything on Broadway relates to us, and I think that's why we as black people don't always go to Broadway shows, but shows like 'What's on the Hearts of Men' has a lot of issues that can relate to black families, and that's why I enjoy it.

Stephanie Mills

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I took a psychology class, and I think the study of the mind can help me further my acting ability. It's also taught me about getting into an environment with new people and acting like you've known them forever.

Sierra McCormick

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A lot of campaign lexicon is very militaristic - even the term 'campaign.'

Robby Mook

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I consider a merchant someone who has a certain intuition and instinct, and - very important - knows how to run a business, knows the numbers.

Mickey Drexler

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When you do anything too long, you either wear it out or lose interest.

Miles Davis

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As a stylist, it is important for me to always steer my clients in the right direction and to push them when I feel it is necessary.

Brad Goreski

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