Quotes 1421 till 1440 of 1547.
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When I'm working on a book, I constantly retype my own sentences. Every day I go back to page one and just retype what I have. It gets me into a rhythm.
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When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.
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When like-minded people, talking mostly with one another, end up thinking a more extreme version of what they thought before they started to talk... If you put a bunch of rebels in a room and ask them to discuss rebellion, they'll get more extreme.
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When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the ''freedom of the press'' goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.
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When one writer tries to silence another, he silences every writer-and in the end he also silences himself.
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When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.
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When someone sticks a knife six inches into your back, and then pulls it out two inches and claims he's doing you a favor, don't believe him.
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When the ball was hit, my first reaction as a shortstop was always go in the direction of the ball. You can't do that at first base. You go too far in that direction, and it's hard to scurry back and be ready to pick the throw.
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When the leadership is right and the time is right, the people can always be counted upon to follow - to the end at all costs.
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When there's ever a breakthrough, a true breakthrough, you can go back and find a time period when the consensus was 'well, that's nonsense!' so what that means is that a true creative researcher has to have confidence in nonsense.
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When we adopt a dog or any pet, we know it is going to end with us having to say goodbye, but we still do it. And we do it for a very good reason: They bring so much joy and optimism and happiness. They attack every moment of every day with that attitude.
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When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.
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When you back off, it's easier to do mistakes. For me it's better to ski fast.
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When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
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When you feel that you have reached the end and that you cannot go one step further, when life seems to be drained of all purpose: What a wonderful opportunity o start all over again, to turn over a new page.
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When you get to the end of all the light you know and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.
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When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
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When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
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When you go to Mars, you need to have made the decision that you're there permanently. The more people we have there, the more it can become a sustaining environment. Except for very rare exceptions, the people who go to Mars shouldn't be coming back. Once you get on the surface, you're there.
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When you lead change, sometimes you get arrows in your back. I mean, that's just the way the real world is.
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