I think self-knowledge is the rarest trait in a human being.
Elizabeth Edwards
Recitation: by Male by Female
The descent to Hades is the same from every place.
Anaxagoras
PlaceSameEveryDescent
I learn the most from trial and error. I learn about what I'd like to be able to do from people like Barbara Mason. Saying I want to sing like Barbara Mason and doing it, it's two very different scenarios.
Mayer Hawthorne
PeopleSayingLearnDoingWantTwo
I have an awesome team. We all talk about what projects are the best for me to work on for my career and which ones to pass on.
Max Charles
WorkBestMeTeamCareerTalk
Oh, all kinds of lunacy happens in Ireland, all kinds of lunacy.
Anjelica Huston
KindsIrelandHappensOhLunacy
Sad to say, multi-tasking is beyond me. I read one book at a time all the way through. If I'm reviewing the book, I have to write the review before I start reading any other book. I especially hate it when the phone rings and interrupts my train of thought.
Michael Dirda
SadTimeHateMeStartReading
My wife is very interested in fashion. I am absolutely not. I couldn't give a toss. Fashion is a perfectly valid thing to be interested in. I'm just not particularly interested in pop culture. I think I am more interested in things that have a settled permanence about them.
Simon Winchester
CultureWifeI AmFashionThink
We continue to have nuclear weapons relied on as a weapon of choice. If that policy were to continue, we continue to have countries who are in a security bind, if you like, or perceive themselves to be in security bind to look for acquisition of nuclear weapons.
Mohamed ElBaradei
YouLookChoiceSecurityPolicy
The No. 1 rule in any negotiation is don't take yourself hostage. People do this to themselves all the time by being desperate for 'yes' or afraid of 'no,' so they don't ask for what they really want. Instead, they ask for what they can realistically get. I've heard many people say, 'Well, that's a non-starter, so we won't even bring it up.'
Christopher Voss
TimeYourselfPeopleNegotiationSay
When 'I'm Sorry' came out and became such a huge hit, that made 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit.
Brenda Lee
TreeStartSorrySellingChristmas
You can't blame anyone for being cynical about politicians.
Peter Capaldi
BlameYouPoliticiansCynicalBeing
Saddam Hussein was a brutal tyrant. I am glad he is now on trial for crimes against humanity. But, opposition to a dictator is not the measure I use when deciding whether to send our men and women in uniform off to war and possible death.
Peter DeFazio
WomenMenDeathI AmWarHumanity
As a science-fiction writer, I feel my responsibility is to look ahead and see the dangers of what might happen and try to warn people of the potential pitfalls.
Nick Sagan
ResponsibilityPeoplePotentialLook
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