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The way to make better decisions is to make more of them. Then make sure you learn from each one, including those that don't seem… — Anthony Hopkins
In terms of the frustration of my character, I suppose any teenager has probably gone through that, in terms of telling their parents, I want… — Parminder Nagra
Willpower can produce short-term change, but it creates constant internal stress because you haven't dealt with the root cause. — Rick Warren
Openness by the leader paves the way for ownership by the people. Without ownership, changes will be short term. Changing people's habits and ways of… — John C. Maxwell
In terms of fitness and battling through cancer, exercise helps you stay strong physically and mentally. — Grete Waitz
We always prefer war on our own terms to peace on someone else's. — Mignon McLaughlin
It might work in the short term, but it's not going to keep the people who hop from congregation to congregation. Church is about one's… — J. Gordon Melton
It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able to… — Grace Lee Boggs
Seriously, in 2008 we elected a community organizer, state senator, college instructor first term senator over a guy who spent five years in a Vietnamese… — Jonah Goldberg
I think the Democrats are going to have to be willing to give up, maybe, some short-term political gain by whipping up fears on some… — William J. Clinton
The only people who are obsessed with food are anorexics and the morbidly obese. That, in erotic terms, is the Catholic church, in a nutshell. — Stephen Fry
It is amazing to observe how many psychologists and psychiatrists have accepted this sort of propaganda, and have come to believe that homosexual males and… — Alfred Kinsey
The term 'sexual orientation'...is basically a code word for homosexuality. — Scott Lively
I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. I'm not… — Dalai Lama
A person is quite different from a tree or rock or stream. By introducing the nude into my pictures, I started perceiving all the things… — Wynn Bullock
It is so basic. A human being is an innocent part of nature. Our civilization has distorted this universal quality that allows us to feel… — Ruth Bernhard
If insemination were the sole biological function of sex, it could be achieved far more economically in a few seconds of mounting and insertion. Indeed,… — E. O. Wilson
We are reviewing our experience to enable us to respond to the cultural challenge: to help countries, communities and individuals interpret universal principles, translate them… — Thoraya Obaid
We usually evaluate creative process in terms of how much feeling or thinking was behind the work or how well the work was done. Isn't… — Kazuaki Tanahashi
They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong,… — Gautama Buddha

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