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absence evidence
The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. Carl Sagan
absence complete full knowledge possession trust
The possession of full knowledge does away with the need of trusting, while complete absence of knowledge makes trust evidently impossible. Georg Simmel
absence attention claims expose male neglected neither nor
In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex. Marguerite Gardiner
absence actions almost apologize bomb civilian concern deliberate equal families people refuses targeting
We bomb homes, and these people have families -- and the U.S. refuses to apologize for these civilian deaths. The absence of concern makes their actions almost equal to a deliberate targeting of civilians. William Blum
absence experience greater health increase number results services sexual unsafe
We know from experience that the absence of sexual and reproductive health services results in an increase in unintended pregnancies and, inevitably, a greater number of unsafe abortions. Gareth Thomas
absence agile boot europe general given heavy irish-dramatist lives people physical points preserved wild
The absence of the heavy boot of Europe has preserved to these people the agile walk of the wild animal, while the general simplicity of their lives has given them many other points of physical perfection. John Millington Synge
absence french-writer love wind
Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.
absence against cause east food freedom malady middle pervasive stems water women
The Middle East is ailing. The malady stems from pervasive violence, shortages of food, water and educational opportunities, discrimination against women and - the most virulent cause of all - the absence of freedom. Shimon Peres
absence approved dropping focus increasing leave taking
She's not dropping out. She's taking an approved leave of absence to focus on her increasing responsibilities and live her life.
jobs words-of-wisdom deception
"There is no deception now, Mr. Weller. Tears," said Job, with a look of momentary slyness, "tears are not the only proofs of distress, nor the best ones." Charles Dickens
jobs character air
"I know quite enough of myself," said Bella, with a charming air of being inclined to give herself up as a bad job, "and I don't improve upon acquaintance..."
jobs reading years
I wanted an agent who would actually sell stuff. After two British agents failed comprehensively, I was reading Locus (the SF field's trade journal) and noticed a press release about an experienced editor leaving her job to join an agent in setting up a new agency. And I went "aha!" - because what you need is an agent who knows the industry but who doesn't have a huge list of famous clients whose needs will inevitably be put ahead of you. So I emailed her, and ... well, 11 years later I am the client listed at the top of her masthead! Charles Stross
jobs reading writing
What I read: while I'm writing, I tend to go off reading fiction for relaxation - especially the challenging stuff. It's too much like the day job.
jobs moving careers
It's time to question a job or career move when it seems like most energy is devoted to making things appear other than what they really are. Alan Watts
jobs film hard
Film-making is a physically hard job. Alan Parker
jobs asking way
I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available. Alan Patricof
jobs two together
One thing I will say - my job gets harder and harder. The more you understand about what you are capable of, the less the instrument can do it physically. It's an inverse equation, if that's the right phrase. I just slammed those two words together. It sounded right. Alan Rickman
jobs home feet
I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It's kind of inspiring because it reminds me his feet were bleeding at the end of rehearsals. Yet when you watch him, all you see is freedom. It's a reminder of what the job is about in general, not just being in musicals.
momentum financial possibility
In an economy that already has lost some momentum, one must remain alert to the possibility that greater caution and weakening asset values in financial markets could signal or precipitate an excessive softening in household and business spending. Alan Greenspan
moments lifetime feels
You start to live when a moment feels like a lifetime Chris Brown
momentum narrative mosaics
Momentum, in literary mosaic, derives not from narrative but from the subtle, progressive buildup of thematic resonances. David Shields
moments
Every moment a gift: are you unwrapping yours now, and now, and now? Byron Katie
moments enough good-enough
I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough. Bryan Ferry
moment push
We still need to push back that moment where I'd say I'm happy, ... But I'm very satisfied. Angela Merkel
moments rescue surprising
It is so often surprising, who rescues you at your lowest moments. Aimee Bender
moments bigs studios
The moment I got a very big studio, everything took off. David Hockney
moments excuse distinction
Excuse my absolute freedom. I refuse to make a distinction between any of the moments of myself. Antonin Artaud
tough rice
Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
tough critics
I'm a tough critic on myself. Dave Franco
tough
We're in a tough place. This is a Herculean task.
tough situation have-confidence
Establish a system you have confidence in and rely on it when you get into tough situations. Arnold Palmer
tough-love sometimes wonder
I am tough, and sometimes I tell it like it is. Tough love can work wonders. Bikram Choudhury
tough whether
Whether you have to go to Groveland or Timbuktu, ... there should always be an official. It's tough to find volunteers.
tough
We're making progress, but it was just a tough loss. Avery Johnson
tough
When we get to that point, we'll probably know (what to do), ... If we have to make a tough decision, we'll make a tough decision. Joe Torre
tough written
When we get to that point, we'll probably know, ... If it's a tough decision, we'll make a tough decision. But I don't know what we're going to do. Mel has written it down all the way to the end of the season, but there are a lot of scratch-outs.