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There are those who seem to feel they have no choice about being jerks in the present because they had a crappy childhood. Well, that's the definition of childhood; nobody gets out alive. You either get stronger from what you experience, or you turn it into a crutch, an excuse, a dodge. J. Michael Straczynski
You Experience Stronger Those Alive Definition Out No Choice About Seem Had Feel Nobody Crutch Excuse Well Dodge Because Get Gets Childhood Being Crappy Either Turn Choice Who Jerks Present
The city's the best gallery I could imagine. I would never have to make a book and then present it to a gallery and let them decide if my work was nice enough to show it to people. I would control it directly with the public in the streets. JR
Work Best Book People Control Nice Enough Would City Directly Could Never Make Decide Public Them Gallery Then Show Streets Present Imagine
Spend hundreds of millions; talk endlessly about issues; present 12-point plans for education, the economy, and the environment. But in the end, the election of our next president can turn on a gaffe. Jack Germond
Education Election President Our Spend Hundreds About Environment Economy Talk Issues End Endlessly In The End Turn Turn-On Next Plans Present Millions
But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension. Jacky Ickx
Better Other Back Drivers Tension Due Again Regulations Present Brings Chances
I couldn't believe it! I mean, I'd always dreamed of acting on the screen - my previous background was all theater - but I wasn't sure if the opportunity would ever present itself. Not only was this acting for the screen, this was acting in 'The Hunger Games!' I knew that I had to give this audition my all. Jacqueline Emerson
Opportunity Believe Background Hunger Hunger Games Would Dreamed Give Only Previous Had Knew Sure Always Audition Itself Screen Theater Mean Acting Games Ever Present
Everybody is just at the start of this huge process of trying to unravel what's going on with the 4,400, where they've been and why they're back and what they're trying to do with us in the present. And we're trying to work out what messages they're sending us. Jacqueline McKenzie
Work Everybody Back Out Unravel Messages Been Huge Trying Sending Going Just Where Process Work Out Us Why Present Start
If our language, our programs, our creations are not strongly present in the new media, the young generation of our country will be economically and culturally marginalized. Jacques Chirac
Generation Language Will Country Young Programs Our Strongly Economically New New Media Creations Media Present Marginalized
An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life. Jacques Prevert
Life You My Life Sweet Rug Table Dress Bed Orange Warmth Your Cool Present Night
The pure Deity is in all places and all corners, and present every where all over: the birth of the holy Trinity in one essence is every where: and the angelical world reacheth to every part, wherever you can think, even in the midst of the earth, stones, and rocks: as also hell and the kingdom of God's wrath is every where all over. Jakob Bohme
God You World Pure Hell Every Think Birth Corners Earth Deity Trinity Wrath Kingdom Part Over Also Rocks Stones Essence Where Wherever Places Midst Holy Even Present
Time past, present, and to come, as also depth and height, near and afar off, are all one in God, one comprehensibility. Jakob Bohme
God Time Past Come Also Afar Off Height Depth Near Present
I'm not one of those kind of people that likes to beat up the past to validate the present. Certain people think that it's cool to make fun of MC Hammer. I'm like, 'Yeah, but you owned all of his records.' Jaleel White
You People Past Think Validate Those Kind Records Beat Like Likes Make Yeah Hammer His Up Owned Certain Cool Fun Present
So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in that world. James Cameron
People World Sense Rich Worlds Later Detailed About Make Sci-Fi Narrative Literary Social Then Create Much Creating Level Present
In hard-core science fiction in which characters are responding to a change in environment, caused by nature or the universe or technology, what readers want to see is how people cope, and so the character are present to cope, or fail to cope. James E. Gunn
Nature Character Technology Change Science People Universe Responding Characters See Environment Fail Readers Science Fiction How Caused Want Fiction Which Cope Present
No one ever really 'learns' from history, because choices never present themselves in exactly the same way, and because you can always choose similarities and differences to fit current needs. James Fallows
Needs History You Differences Way Exactly Exactly The Same Similarities Never No-One Because Learns Always Fit Same Current Themselves Really Choices Choose Ever Present
To the present writer a careful study of the facts now available seems to leave no doubt that civilization was born at the southeast corner of the Mediterranean. James Henry Breasted
Doubt Mediterranean Corner No Doubt Born Seems Civilization Writer Facts Study Leave Southeast Available Now Present Careful
A mutual arrangement, I repeat, is the only satisfactory medium whereby the present system can be carried on with any degree of satisfaction, and in such an arrangement the employers have more to gain than the workers. James Larkin
Degree Medium System Carried Mutual More Only Employers Arrangement Repeat Than Any Whereby Gain Workers Satisfaction Satisfactory Present
Civilization in its present form hasn't got long. James Lovelock
Long Civilization Got Form Present
I don't believe in lecturing people. It's much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime. James Patterson
People Reading Believe More Lecturing Effective Pastime Rewarding Much Fun Present
I'm not eager at all to present my life out there for public consumption. I like to do one or two films a year and then do what is absolutely obligatory in terms of promoting them. My life outside of films is vital to me. James Spader
Life Me My Life Year Films Out One Or Two Promoting Vital Obligatory Absolutely Outside Consumption Like Terms Public Them Then Eager Present Two
I don't read music. I don't write it. So I wander around on the guitar until something starts to present itself. James Taylor
Music Guitar Starts Something Write Until Read Around Itself Wander Present
I like illusion when it is so convincing that we might as well see reality this way - I like to present to our belief system something that is convincing, that 'we know not to be.' James Turrell
Reality Illusion Our Way System See Something Like Know Well Might Convincing Belief Present
It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree. James Weldon Johnson
Man Struggle Black Active Tree Fury Though Possibly Willow More Bears Could He Nevertheless Does Passive His Passively Effective Than Storm Fights Present Resistance
Meditation is key. It's a crazy world we live in. Everything is happening so fast in our world, so to take a moment and clear the mind and just be totally present is so healing. I want to meditate more. Jamie Anderson
Crazy Healing World Key Mind Just Be Crazy World Live Meditation Our Everything Our World Totally More Take Clear Just Want Happening Moment Fast Present Meditate
Yoga always helps me slow down, be present, and be grateful for my health and well-being. Jamie Anderson
Health Me Grateful Be Grateful Slow Down Well-Being Always Yoga Helps Present
I, Master John Hus, in chains and in prison, now standing on the shore of this present life and expecting on the morrow a dreadful death, which will, I hope, purge away my sins, find no heresy in myself, and accept with all my heart any truth whatsoever that is worthy of belief. Jan Hus
Life Death Truth Hope Myself Heart Will Master Prison All My Heart Dreadful Worthy Find John Purge Morrow Accept Sins Expecting Whatsoever Any Shore Which Standing Chains Belief Now Away Present Present Life Heresy
In Berlin... it's important to present a concert that will change their ears... so if you present a Tchaikovsky symphony, you get almost no audience. Jan Vogler
You Change Will Important Symphony Ears Berlin Almost Concert Audience Get Present
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