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The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior. ↗

— M. Scott Peck

#avoid #behavior #consequences #desire #difficulty

Let's just do what is right for the American people. And those of us who are involved in politics and government know that our responsibility is to the American people, that we have a responsibility to find our common ground, to seek it and to find it. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#american people #common #common ground #find #government

I think about my parents all the time, especially on Sunday when I'm at Mass. My mother always said, 'We do not pray to win elections. We pray for people's health, we pray that God's will be done, we pray that we do our best. But we do not pray to win elections.' ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#always #best #done #elections #especially

We have so much room for improvement. Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory... of how we are taking responsibility. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#every #how #improvement #inventory #lives

Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#bespeaks #brings #confidence #cooperation #honor

Salesmanship is limitless. Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#living #our #salesmanship #salespeople #selling

It was always my practice to train salespeople under my direct supervision, and to treat children with the utmost consideration. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#children #consideration #direct #practice #salespeople

But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place, so play practice seemed perfect, especially if you were as uncoordinated as I was. ↗

— Piper Perabo

#athletic #especially #find #hard #high

Well, love is confusing at all ages, but especially when you're 17. ↗

— Piper Perabo

#confusing #especially #love #love is #well

There are a lot of people who wait tables. And especially because you can do it at night and you can do your work in the day, she and I had a very similar experience. ↗

— Piper Perabo

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