Quote by Susan Orlean
I dont turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are

I dont turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture. – Susan Orlean

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I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of student-athletes. I have heard the argument that big-time athletics bring in loads of money to universities. I dont believe the money goes anywhere other than back into the sports teams, but thats another story. – Susan Orlean

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Money
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I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so keeping your private information to yourself is essential – especially if you are a controversial figure, a celebrity, or a dissident. – Susan Orlean

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power
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I work at home, in the country, and days will go by when, except for my husband and son and the occasional UPS man, the only sentient creatures that see me are my chickens and turkeys. – Susan Orlean

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Home
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The opportunity for brotherhood presents itself every time you meet a human being. – Jane Wyman

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Wisdom

Ask Elizabeth is a community of voices, its not me standing on a podium telling people how to run their lives, its girls helping each other sharing their wisdom and advice and I create a space for them to do it. – Elizabeth Berkley

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Wisdom

The left has come to regard common sense – the traditional wisdom and folkways of the community – as an obstacle to progress and enlightenment. – Christopher Lasch

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Wisdom

Hatred is corrosive of a persons wisdom and conscience the mentality of enmity can poison a nations spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a societys tolerance and humanity, and block a nations progress to freedom and democracy. – Liu Xiaobo

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Wisdom

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Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom. – Euripides

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Success

When theater becomes a soothing middle-class thing, when its packaged as the Night Out, then thats the death of it. – Ralph Fiennes

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Death

Look, if I ever stop being grateful for gigs, I just need to stop. Because this business is… you know, its just so kind of job-to-job, and the fact that Ive continued working… Im just incredibly thankful for it. And I never, ever take it for granted. – Tony Hale

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thankful

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but its not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. – Terry Pratchett

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Knowledge