Tammy Duckworth Quotes

As a nation, we need to do everything we can to make sure those who have served have the tools they need to succeed in civilian life.

Tammy Duckworth

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LifeSucceedToolsNeedEverything

When I sold my first middle-grade novel in 2005, it wasn't that common to put an author photo on the back flap, but 24-year-old Korean-American me insisted. I wanted Asian girls to see my face. And more than that, I wanted them to see what is possible.

Jenny Han

MeFaceBackPossibleFirstSee

Some people think of the '50s as a time of innocence, but they are misremembering it or reinventing it: if you look at the papers of the time, they are filled with dread and anxiety.

Andrew Sean Greer

TimePeopleThinkAnxietyInnocence

You have to change on the fly. You have to adapt. It's what I do. It's what wins for me.

Andre Ward

ChangeMeFlyYouAdaptWins

You can often measure a person by the size of his dream.

Robert H. Schuller

YouMeasureDreamPersonSizeHis

I learned to fly a few years ago in England. It's the only place I'm completely alone - up in the air, detached from everything.

Angelina Jolie

AloneFlyPlaceAirEverythingUp

I do not follow superstitions on court.

Ana Ivanovic

FollowCourtSuperstitions

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you learn to do it well.

Steve Brown

LearnDoingWorthYouAnythingWell

I had no money to buy clothes, and people would run away when I walked down the street. It was a right laugh.

Sid Vicious

MoneyPeopleLaughClothesDownRun

I think the success of any brand reboot is to acknowledge the heritage but to embrace and interpret it in a way that makes it relevant and wearable to the modern consumer.

Simon Spurr

SuccessThinkBrandHeritageWay

Though easy to define, it is important to understand the significance of philanthropy. I believe it is really a state of mind: where one feels empowered and equipped to fill the huge gaps in the existing system.

Shiv Nadar

MindBelieveEasyUnderstandSystem

I think there's an inevitable fact that I somehow absorb part of what I'm doing, because that's what you're constantly thinking about, and that's what's in your veins, and that's what you get up at 4:30 in the morning for and fall into bed after.

Toni Collette

MorningThinkThinkingDoingYouUp

The beauty of the university world is that you can use it as a microcosm to parody anything in the 'real' world.

Ronny Chieng

BeautyWorldYouRealAnythingUse

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