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“Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion — or you shall learn nothing.”

Giving Children Littles Facts Giving Up Prepared Notion Be Prepared Preconceived Notions

Book:Selected speeches

Source: Selected speeches

“Too often critics seem more intent on seeking new ways to alter Congress than to truly learn how it functions. They might well profit from the advice of Thomas Huxley, who said a century ago: Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notionor you shall learn nothing.”

Way Giving Wells Children Littles Said Facts Seems Might Advice Century Giving Up Function Prepared Critics Congress Profit Seeking New Ways Be Prepared Huxley Preconceived Notions

Book:Selected speeches

Source: Selected speeches

“There are many people who don't do well on a vegetarian or vegan diet, that for them, meat is a very nutritious food. So, I'm not prepared to give up meat. I don't think we need to give up meat, but we certainly need to change the way we raise meat and diminish the amount of it in our diet.”

People Thinking Way Needs Giving Wells Amount Giving Up Raises Prepared Meat Diets Vegetarian Vegan Diminish Need A Change Vegan Diet

Author:Michael Pollan

“Never give up. Never stop being creative in finding ways to get exposure. Also, prepared anytime and all the time. You never know who you will run into.”

Knows Way Giving Running Creative Giving Up Findings Prepared Be Creative Never Giving Up Exposure

Author:Christina Milian

“I think for any director, male or female, it would be just to be prepared, work hard, and not give up! As my agent once told me, it's all about stamina before you ever end up on set!”

Thinking Giving Ends Hard Would Be Hard Work Directors Giving Up Female Prepared Males Agents Be Prepared Not Giving Up Stamina

Author:Liz Tuccillo

“Some governments are prepared to give up elements of sovereignty to address the threat of global climate change.”

Giving Government Giving Up Elements Threat Prepared Climate Climate Change Addresses Sovereignty

Author:Richard N. Haass

“Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads, or you will learn nothing.”

Source: The Major Prose of Thomas Henry Huxley

“Unrequited love may be painful, but it is safely painful, because it does not involve inflicting damage on anyone but oneself, a private pain that is as bittersweet as it is self-induced. But as soon as love is reciprocated, one must be prepared to give up the passivity of simply being hurt and take on the responsibility of perpetrating hurt oneself.”

Giving May Doe Self Pain Hurt Love Is Responsibility Giving Up Prepared Oneself Painful Damage Unrequited Love Be Prepared Unrequited Bittersweet Passivity Being Hurt

Book:On Love: A Novel

Source: On Love: A Novel

“I think all of the attention of the world, to include the attention of the Arab world, should be on Saddam Hussein and whether or not he is prepared to give up the weapons of mass destruction that he has used to terrorise the region.”

Thinking World Giving Should Used Attention Giving Up Weapons Mass Destruction Prepared Regions Saddam Hussein Weapons Of Mass Destruction Mass Destruction Arab World

Author:Colin Powell

“There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared; never give up; and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine!”

Way Giving Hard Jobs Common Practice Giving Up Shining Prepared Expected Common Sense Be Prepared Not Giving Up Never Giving Up Wrong Way Never Give Up On Something

Author:Jimmy Smits

“I could have grabbed his shirt collar. I could have pulled him close to me, so close he could feel my breath on his skin, and I could have said to him, "This is just a crisis. A flash! A single match struck against the implacable darkness of time! You are the one who taught me to never give up. You taught me that new possibilities emerge for those who are prepared, for those who are ready. You have to believe!”

Giving Feels Believe Said Darkness Possibility Taught Ready Giving Up Skins Breaths Crisis Prepared Shirts Flash Never Giving Up Collars New Possibilities

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain

“Why give up before we try Feel the lows before the highs Clip our wings before we fly away I can't say I came prepared I'm suspended in the air Won't you come be in the sky with me”

Giving Feels Trying I Can Air Sky Giving Up Lows Wings Prepared Suspended Clip Fly Away

Author:Alicia Keys

“What do you want? What are you willing to give up to get it? Writing requires you make sacrifices. Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.”

Want Giving Writing Hard Sacrifice Willing Hard Work Giving Up Prepared Scary Be Prepared Writing Life

Author:Sandra Brown