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“It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies.”
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“Sometimes I feel frustration at the bureaucracy for not moving fast enough to deliver in the way that I would prefer. But that is probably because I have worked for many years in the civil society, which tends to move much faster than government.”
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“Just as a dancer, turning and turning, may fill the dusty light with the soft swirl of her flying skirts, our weeping willow -- now old and broken , creaking in the breeze -- turns slowly, slowly in the winter sun, sweeping the rusty roof of the barn with the pale blue lacework of her shadow.”
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“A lady, that is an enlightened, cultivated, liberal lady - the only kind to be in a time of increasing classlessness - could espouse any cause: wayward girls, social diseases, unmarried mothers, and/or birth control with impunity. But never by so much as the shadow of a look should she acknowledge her own experience with the Facts of Life.”
Source : Virgilia Peterson (1961). “A Matter of Life and Death”, Bantam Books
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“Like most little girls, I found the lure of grown-up accessories astonishing - lipstick, perfume, hats and gloves. When I write female characters in my historical novels, getting these details right is vital.”
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“Don't ever be enamored by what something sells for. It's more important what you get to keep in your pocket.”
Source : "Shark Tank/ Episode #1.8". Family, Reality-TV, www.imdb.com. 2009.
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“I'm a huge karaoke fan. Oh my God. I'm one of those girls who don't give the mic away. It's a problem. I'm a closeted pop star.”
Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“This is an embarrassment of riches, and boy, am I happy to be embarrassed.”