Margaret Whiting Quotes

That's really what was wonderful for me growing up, since I got to know so many of the songwriters who liked me and thought I had talent. They would then tell me how to read a lyric and sing a song, and challenge me to try and find a different end to a song.

Margaret Whiting

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When I turned 16 and got my license, the Chevy Blazer was passed down from my sister, so it was very much a starter car.

Amy Purdy

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When your spouse is given a bleak prognosis, you become an expert in soaking up every moment of every day.

Mike Gallagher

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Martial arts is just practice. Being a geisha requires complete control.

Michelle Yeoh

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Hollywood looks backwards and tries to repeat. And we really try not to do that. We don't always succeed, but I really think that what we try and do is different.

Jason Blum

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It's from being melancholy and having my human down experiences that I learn, that I overcome, that I transform - and these realizations I put into song. That's what I choose to put in my backpack and carry with me around the world.

Jason Mraz

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Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs. Preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough times come, you can work together.

Colin Powell

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I just play my football, and if I can help people, then I help people.

Ashley Cole

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The brain is highly structured, but it is also extremely flexible. It's not a blank slate, but it isn't written in stone, either.

Alison Gopnik

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When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back.

Woody Allen

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It's always good to bat at the top, where you get more opportunities, but sometimes crucial 30s and 40s can be very helpful for the team. Ultimately it is a team sport. Personal records don't matter much if your team ends up on the losing side.

Suresh Raina

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It's easy to give up, and that's the one thing we cannot do. That's what gives me a reason for working: to leave people with a little more courage, with a little hope that has been nourished. Even if, of course, it's going to disappear, whatever touches one isn't lost forever.

Peter Brook

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There are so many kids in this country growing up in poverty, facing very, very hard challenges... We need resilience for all of them.

Sheryl Sandberg

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