Helen Gahagan Quotes

In trying to make something new, half the undertaking lies in discovering whether it can be done. Once it has been established that it can, duplication is inevitable.

Helen Gahagan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 25, 1900 - June 28, 1980

Topics

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Global warming is not a conqueror to kneel before - but a challenge to rise to. A challenge we must rise to.

Joe Lieberman

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While we do not ask for accolades, we must defend ourselves from repeated public attacks.

Andrew Thomas

AskDefendMustOurselvesPublic

Because when they strike it can be that quick that if they're within range, you're dead, you're dead in your tracks. And his head weighs more than my body so it's WHACK!

Steve Irwin

YouBodyStrikeDeadMoreQuick

I met an agent through my modeling agency who encouraged me to go out and audition for sitcoms, and I was absolutely petrified because I had no desire to do it.

Robin Wright

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I reject the notion that one should feel guilty about what you don't know.

Rumaan Alam

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The one thing you're most reluctant to tell. That's where the comedy is.

Mike Birbiglia

ComedyYouTellWhereOne Thing

I work out the other bits, too, but I need to know what I look like, very early on. And then it's like a template; I'll fill that person out. If I get that out of the way, then I'm all right.

Judi Dench

WorkLookEarlyPersonKnowWay

The Court's primary duty, in short, is not to minimize its role or avoid friction with the political branches, but to try as best it can to get the Constitution right.

Diane S. Sykes

BestConstitutionShortPolitical

Don't wait for the perfect time to start making changes to your life; the time is now.

Chris Gardner

LifeTimeWaitStartPerfectNow

There is no point mucking around and saying we are just going to have one or two shops and that's it... we are going to reach, you know, 40 shops around the world. I want 150 shops in China.

David Tang

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I work in string theory. This is a branch of physics which assumes that the elementary objects in the universe are not particles but one-dimensional objects, that is, strings.

Ashoke Sen

WorkUniversePhysicsTheoryStrings

When I travel, I always take my Winsor & Newton watercolor kit, which is the size of a pack of cigarettes when folded up. I bought my first one in the 1980s. It was handy to bring on trips, and I packed it into a leather pouch along with a couple of brushes, a pencil, an eraser and paper.

Susan Minot

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