S. Jay Olshansky Quotes

A lifetime of low calories has come naturally to the longest-lived people in the world... in the Japanese archipelago of Okinawa.

S. Jay Olshansky

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We reached a high point in my opinion with the passage of the civil rights legislation and Martin Luther King's success and the crusade of others. I think we kind of breathed a sigh of relief as if we had achieved the end of racial discrimination or white supremacy.

Jimmy Carter

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Each generation wants new symbols, new people, new names. They want to divorce themselves from their predecessors.

Jim Morrison

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What I try to capture as a writer is the feeling of being alive, of being awake.

Jenny Offill

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Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.

Jena Malone

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Pilots have their names painted just beneath the canopy of their aircraft. This gives the pilot a sense of ownership for his or her jet. What's more, like cars, each aircraft has its own personality, so it's important for a pilot to get to know and love his aircraft.

Simon Sinek

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People don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back.

Tom Vilsack

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I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That's a rotten bargain.

Rita Mae Brown

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I don't want to alienate anybody. If you're making a joke about men and men are laughing at it, it's a good joke.

Michelle Wolf

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The problem most people make with their media presence is they're trying to craft a media presence as opposed to just consistently publishing who they are.

Jason Calacanis

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If someone stole your keys to encrypt the data, it didn't matter how secure the algorithms were.

Dmitri Alperovitch

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Other bands in Vegas hated us because we hadn't played shows and paid our dues. Publications called us out, saying we were just a put-together band, claiming we had ghostwriters. It made me so happy, the fact that everyone was hating on us so hard.

Brendon Urie

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I drank because I enjoyed it. I was happy sitting at the end of the bar on my own, reading the paper. I've always enjoyed my own company, and that stems from riding alone. I never trained with anyone - and I still don't. I've always been happy with my own thoughts, and that sums me up as an individual-pursuit rider.

Bradley Wiggins

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