We are focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep growth rates high, very important. ~John W. Snow
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Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. ~Nnamdi Azikiwe
#quotes #nnamdi-azikiwe #creativity #scholars

A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
#proverbs #jewish-proverbs #parents #children #mother

But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
#quotes #william-cowper #liberty

The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but felt she deserved. If the world didn't owe her a living, as her mother repeatedly warned her, it owed her a break. She had a strong sense that a better, more exciting, more rewarding life than that which had been the lot of her parents and grandparents was hers by right. In this she was guilty of nothing more serious than the arrogance of youth, from which every generation suffers and by which it distinguishes itself from the preceding one. ~James Robertson
#quotes #james-robertson #world #struggle

Pain is a message, and you can choose to ignore that message. ~James Patterson
#quotes #james-patterson #pain

Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing. ~Tom Jenkinson
#quotes #tom-jenkinson #squarepusher #one-direction #writing #music

I like my raps, but I'm never too happy with some of 'em because I feel like they could be better. But every time I hear my flow on that song I wow myself. ~Tyler The Creator
#quotes #tyler-the-creator #music

Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash. ~Amelia Earhart
#quotes #amelia-earhart #women #men

Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
#quotes #elizabeth-bowen #fiction #autobiography

Musically, I have more things in common with tons of bands that have no female members. ~St. Vincent
#quotes #st-vincent #music #bands

I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses. ~Juliana Hatfield
#quotes #juliana-hatfield #music

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. ~Theodore Roosevelt
#quotes #theodore-roosevelt #success #failure #trying

You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
#quotes #william-j-h-boetcker #character #courage #independence #freedom

A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
#quotes #matthew-henry #human

To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
#quotes #gilbert-newton-lewis #life #origin

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations. ~Kathie Lee Gifford
#quotes #kathie-lee-gifford #fear

The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
#quotes #charlayne-hunter-gault #government #poverty #south-africa

An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do. ~Anthony Trollope
#quotes #anthony-trollope #law

A lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are. ~James Redfield
#quotes #james-redfield #spiritual #happiness

I'm a songwriter first. ~Carole King
#quotes #carole-king #music #writing

The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs

I'm never in the mood to eat or drink when I get to a show. I'm just too nerved out. ~Yelawolf
#quotes #yelawolf #music

There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
#quotes #william-james #personality

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #conscience