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convinces cookie eager himself knows liar lies reports simply taking truth version
The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isn't really a liar after all. He simply can't control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy.
connected people seems success successful
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. Conrad Hilton
connected emotional escape escaping form houdini jacket level people straight truest
Houdini connected to people on an emotional level so that when he would escape that straight jacket it wasn't about the straight jacket. It was about people looking at it and escaping poverty. When you have that it's the truest form of magic. Criss Angel
confront empowered fear gratifying maybe people plane watch
One of the most gratifying things I get as an artist is when people watch me do these different demonstrations, and they in some way feel empowered by what I'm doing so they can confront their own fears. Maybe it's the fear of getting in an elevator; maybe it's the fear of going on a plane and seeing the world.
conceptual memory type unusual visual
I have an unusual type of thinking. I have no visual memory whatsoever. Everything is conceptual to me. Craig Venter
confident exist life thrived
I am confident that life once thrived on Mars and may well still exist there today.
contracted episode picked
I pitched a storyline, and as far as I know it's been picked up. It's for the third and final episode I'm contracted to do. But I can't give any spoilers. Corin Nemec
considered generally
Poets, for example, are generally considered starry-eyed and sensitive, but only by those who have never encountered one.
concerned lavish money wealthy
I'm a little lavish I must admit. But I'm not really concerned with money. Being rich is not my goal, being wealthy is. CeeLo Green
concrete dealing frogs
Truth, which is important to a scholar, has got to be concrete. And there is nothing more concrete than dealing with babies, burps and bottles, frogs and mud. Jeane Kirkpatrick
concept family money worked
My family were really hard-working, blue-collar people, and I didn't know the idea or concept of working and having fun. I thought you just worked and made money to support your family. Debra Monk
condition human represent work
Actors are there to represent the human condition back to itself. It's never about the actor. It's about the content. That's what I strive for in my work.
contribute democrats hoping trying
What I'm hoping to do is see Democrats get elected. That's what I'm trying to contribute to. Dannel Malloy
contains letter proper share time wherever
Wherever chocolate is made, chocolate is chocolate. And any month that contains the letter a, e, i, o, or u is the proper time to share it with others.
consider explain outside pickup stuff thick
I consider myself a law-abiding person. But I'm exhausted. I don't know where to put the bottles, newspapers, cans, and other stuff for garbage pickup outside my house. The rules are so thick you need someone from M.I.T. to explain them. Bill O'Reilly
constitution document expand great loyal ours permanent rights
We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from decent, loyal Americans. This great Constitution of ours should never be used to make a group of Americans permanent second-class citizens. Barbara Boxer
condition deepest hearts human individual
Being transgender, like being gay, tall, short, white, black, male, or female, is another part of the human condition that makes each individual unique, and something over which we have no control. We are who we are in the deepest recesses of our minds, hearts and identities. Linda Thompson
consensus genuine leader ultimately
Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. Lloyd Banks
contains failure fear life might refuse saddest three
Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have. Louis E. Boone
consequences lose might people running sponsors talk
There are consequences if you stand up for what you believe. Heck, you might - you might lose your sponsors if you're a talk show host; or if you're running for office, you know, people not give to you or people might not vote for you. Louie Gohmert
consider decisive discovered evaluate form life point result shows starting whether
We do not evaluate the result but the starting point of the creative process. Precisely, this shows whether the form was discovered by starting from life, or for its own sake. That is why I consider the creative process so essential. Life for us is the decisive factor. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
concerts mostly musicals quite realized
I mostly did musicals and concerts when I was younger, and then I realized I don't quite have the voice for it, so I went into acting, which I enjoy more. Lucy Griffiths
conversation men women
Sometimes I think fashion is more of a conversation between men than it is for women. Kim Gordon
confidence embrace forward fully future history nations past reconciled time
There comes a time in the history of nations when their peoples must become fully reconciled to their past if they are to go forward with confidence to embrace their future. Kevin Rudd
continue environment practices until
The environment will continue to deteriorate until pollution practices are abandoned. B. F. Skinner
consequences fascinates might played
Significant consequences can begin very inconsequentially. That's one thing that fascinates me. The other thing that fascinates me is how accident can undermine something that's unfolding, something that might have played out differently otherwise. Guy Gavriel Kay
consciousness puns themselves
I say 'as it were' or 'so to speak' too often because puns and double entendres keep insinuating themselves into my consciousness as I'm talking.
concerns issues major scholars society technology unwanted written
My privacy concerns have to do with the world, other people, technology intruding upon us - what Talmudic scholars once called 'the unwanted gaze.' Here I see major issues and concerns as society evolves, and I've written often on the subject.
contrary examine inward men turn
When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inward and examine ourselves. Gustave Courbet
considered pushy
If the interview was done in the studio, Frank McGee would automatically do it. But if I went out and got it, then the interview was mine. So I was considered a pushy cookie, because I would get the interview. Barbara Walters
concern european fewer hours less life produce purposeful
The European style of living is seductive: fewer hours worked, more hours at the cafe, less concern over self-betterment. But that style of living does not produce a purposeful life. Ben Shapiro
content data desktop entire feeds putting receive worm
This worm feeds on people's willingness to receive salacious content on their desktop computer, but they could be putting their entire company's data at risk.
confront create policy question time violence whether
The question is, when it comes time to confront those policy decisions, whether that could create more violence or unrest. Michael Shifter