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I think in the early part of my career, the roles were so disparate that it never gave anybody an opportunity to understand my essence and what I would be good at doing, as opposed to what I would not be good at doing, so these little moments of beautiful things that were happening to me were consistent, but very few and very far between. ↗

— Ron Perlman

#beautiful #beautiful things #between #career #consistent

If I had not passed through trial - through passion, one could say - through these years so painful and so rich, I don't believe I could take on my life and my career as I do today. ↗

— Isabelle Adjani

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Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations. ↗

— Alfred Adler

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One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989. ↗

— Nadia Comaneci

#difficult times #escaped #i #life #most

The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best professional military advice. ↗

— David Petraeus

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A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's ignorance and press for admission. ↗

— Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

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Bin Laden comes out of a business background - he studied public administration and economics at university, and he worked for his family company, which was obviously a rather successful enterprise. ↗

— Peter L. Bergen

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Men have always need of god! A god to defend them against other men. ↗

— Francis Picabia

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The theatre was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation. ↗

— Stella Adler

#created #life #people #situation #social

Well-arranged time is the surest mark of a well-arranged mind. ↗

— Isaac Pitman

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