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You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration. ↗

— James Lane Allen

#become #cannot #controlling #desire #dominant

We don't want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming - once again - a launching pad for international terrorism. ↗

— John R. Allen

#again #al #becoming #down #facilitate

We're probably doing better business than we thought we would do especially considering the disappointing way the record company has handled the album. ↗

— Rick Allen

#better #business #company #considering #disappointing

I don't know if I've ever played a character who's close to me. There have been some elements of myself in different roles. Sometimes, I show one side of myself and then completely conceal the other. ↗

— Karen Allen

#character #close #completely #conceal #different

In my own work, I've tried to anticipate what's coming over the horizon, to hasten its arrival, and to apply it to people's lives in a meaningful way. ↗

— Paul Allen

#apply #arrival #coming #hasten #horizon

If we had loads of money as a family, things would be different and they'd come to visit more and I'd get to spend more time here. But I'm laying down roots in America so when I'm there, just being at home, it's harder to break away from that. ↗

— Rick Allen

#away #be different #being #break #come

Because it's uncensored cable, I think we'll be able to do the kind of sketch comedy that really hasn't been seen before. We can actually finish jokes. ↗

— Aries Spears

#actually #because #been #before #cable

In general, any incoming administration must carefully examine ('vet') its nominees for high public office. ↗

— Richard V. Allen

#any #carefully #examine #general #high

Chasing the sensation. Whether it was drugs or sex or whatever. Those things had become my main focus in life. ↗

— Rick Allen

#chasing #focus #had #life #main

Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist. ↗

— Robert G. Allen

#buying #many #optimist #out #pessimist