Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.
Blaise Pascal
Recitation: by Male by Female
I learned long ago on the battlefields of Vietnam that in a crisis, there is no substitute for clear-eyed leadership.
Jim Webb
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Measures of policy are necessarily controlled by circumstances; and, consequently, what may be wise and expedient under certain circumstances might be eminently unwise and impolitic under different circumstances. To persist in acting in the same way under circumstances essentially different would be folly and obstinacy, and not consistency.
John C. Calhoun
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Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Mentors don't just have to be people who are older or more experienced than you are. Mentors are people who really care about you, know you, and want to offer feedback and advice to help you grow.
Jennifer Hyman
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Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Jenny Holzer
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My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra.
Angie Dickinson
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Don't go into something you actually don't know much about, in the hopes that you're going to get really financially successful and rewarded... even though people think you're, like, terrific.
Stephen A. Schwarzman
PeopleThinkYouGoKnowSuccessful
I am a product of affirmative action. I am the perfect affirmative action baby. I am Puerto Rican, born and raised in the south Bronx. My test scores were not comparable to my colleagues at Princeton and Yale. Not so far off so that I wasn't able to succeed at those institutions.
Sonia Sotomayor
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I like to say that it never rains on 'Lifestyles.' There is no bad news. It's a very up show.
Robin Leach
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Everyone at school knew I wanted to be a singer. I'd always be banging on the piano playing my new song. The teacher would gather us round, and the whole class would listen.
Dolores O'Riordan
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The word 'western' usually refers to movies, of course, but there is a literary tradition of the same name that pre-dates the moving picture and retains its vitality yet.
Clive Sinclair
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Understanding dissolves fear. When we understand the true nature of our being, fears dissipate. We are spiritual beings, not human beings.
Brian Weiss
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