Margaret J. Wheatley Quotes

Yet we act as if simple cause and effect is at work. We push to find the one simple reason things have gone wrong. We look for the one action, or the one person, that created this mess. As soon as we find someone to blame, we act as if we've solved the problem.

Margaret J. Wheatley

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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.

Jimmy Carter

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It's a great feeling knowing you've helped someone. That's what I've spent my life doing and my practice.

Joe Jamail

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On a scale of one to 10, I'd rate my body confidence as a good seven. Everyone has their hang-ups, but I see my body as a training tool and I feel good about it.

Jessica Ennis-Hill

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I mean, 'Girls': I love 'Girls,' I watch 'Girls.' But it's a show that's very coastal. People in New York and people in L.A. and people in San Francisco will watch it. But I think in Middle America, for the most part, it probably isn't watched as much.

Jeremy Allen White

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A lot of Democrats like to play the 'If we were Republicans' game. I usually hate it; I don't want to behave like the Republicans do.

Jennifer Palmieri

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The fact that my body is presented as an unrealistic ideal of 'beauty' to the world doesn't stop me - or most other models - from feeling unsure about ourselves.

Andreja Pejic

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I won't say I wouldn't be grateful and happy and delighted and thrilled to bits to receive a nomination. But I wouldn't be suicidal if it didn't happen.

Tom Wilkinson

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If you fall in love with someone gay and you're the opposite gender, it's not going to work.

Rosie O'Donnell

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Those who operate through the Holy Spirit are more equipped to resist temptation.

Monica Johnson

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I have been in office for many years, and let me tell you, many times I have hated what the press has said about me.

Lois Frankel

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I want to be on the field. It's a better place to talk to the guys. It's a relaxed atmosphere. You want to make sure you know what's going on, not just with the hitters.

Don Mattingly

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When I was a kid, I was always going to bed creating a story, and that was the birth of filmmaking for me. I would like going to the dream-state by telling the story to someone else in my mind. That was my imaginary friend; it was an imaginary audience listening to my story.

Denis Villeneuve

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