"In a fire you have to be thoughtful, you have to have a certain kind of intuitive smarts that the veterans have. I'm not there yet, despite the Stanford degree."

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Source : "Learning to Take the Heat / Author Caroline Paul faced blazes and prejudice as an S.F. firefighter" by Sylvia Rubin, www.sfgate.com. June 1, 1998.

Caroline Paul

#Veterans Day Quotes #Smart Quotes #Thoughtful Quotes

“The 'transition' involves the transfer of power from one president to another. In recent times, the incoming President has designated a Director of the Transition, a team leader, to oversee and administer the orderly transfer of power.”
“Sure, things could always have been done better, but I just wish people would drop their political hammers for a few weeks, as happened in 2001, and work on the problem at hand”
“Do not first announce action, and then, when you are unable to take action, withdraw, because you will only find yourself in the same position as now, plus a public and humiliating confession of impotence.”
“Concepts differentiate architecture from mere building...A bicycle shed with a concept is architecture; a cathedral without one is just a building.”
“Home alone with a wakeful newborn, I could shower so quickly that the mirror didn't fog and the backs of my knees stayed dry. The one-minute hair conditioner was too slow for me.”
“Prayer endows us with the power to draw near to our Eternal Father. How important it is, then, that one of our fundamental teachings to our children is how to pray.”
“The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.”
“I just have some restaurants to just go and eat there. Do mean places to watch people? I like to go shopping look for guitars and stuff with my friends. Look at Meyer, great old instruments, talk about pedals and stuff”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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