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I'm the kindest, most supportive friend ever, probably to my own detriment, but I hope that I am toughening up a little bit.

~Aisha Tyler

Topics: Am Bit Detriment Ever Friend Hope Little Little Bit Most My Own Own Supportive Up I Am I Hope That

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One of the things I don't like about film is its incredible immersive quality. It's kind of bullying - it's very big, it's very flashy, it's got a lot of weight and it throws it around almost to the detriment of the rest of our culture.

~Alan Moore

Topics: About Almost Around Big Bullying Culture Detriment Film Flashy Got Incredible Kind Like Lot One Of The Things Our Quality Rest Things Throws Very Weight

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Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my belief in privacy and be authentic and transparent at the same time. It was a pretty revelatory moment, and there's been a liberating force that's come from it.

~Alanis Morissette

Topics: Actually Authentic Been Belief Come Could Detriment Force Liberating Mind Moment My Own Own Peace Peace Of Mind Pretty Privacy Realized Same Same Time Secrecy Self Still Sustain Then Time Transparent

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I really like jackets and tend to buy them to the detriment of my need of all the other items.

~Ali Smith

Topics: Buy Detriment Items Jackets Like Need Other Really Tend Them

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Maybe to my own detriment, but I watched all of 'Fargo' probably more than once. And I tend to be a little critical of myself. But I can also let things go. So I can think, 'Well, that moment didn't read as well as I thought it would,' but it doesn't keep me up at night.

~Allison Tolman

Topics: Also Critical Detriment Go Keep Little Maybe Me Moment More My Own Myself Night Once Own Read Tend Than Things Think Thought Up Watched Well Would I Can

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I am told by others that I have a lateral-thinking, broad approach to problems, sometimes to my detriment. In school, my grades always suffered because I was continually mucking about with irrelevant side issues, which I often found to be more interesting.

~Barry Marshall

Topics: About Always Am Approach Because Broad Continually Detriment Found Grades Interesting Irrelevant Issues More Often Others Problems School Side Sometimes Suffered Which I Am

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I certainly know women who had children, quit their jobs, and still have full-time nannies. That's who these women are: Even to the detriment of their own relationship with their kids, they want to appear perfect Martha Stewart moms.

~Busy Philipps

Topics: Appear Certainly Children Detriment Even Full-Time Had Jobs Kids Know Martha Moms Own Perfect Quit Relationship Still Want Who Women Women Are

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I think we've all done things that are a detriment to ourselves, and we've all made good choices that have brought good things for us.

~Clare-Hope Ashitey

Topics: Brought Choices Detriment Done Good Good Things Made Ourselves Things Think Us I Think

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Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe in progressive politics and the beneficial role of government, rather than a detriment.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Believe Beneficial Detriment Future Gains Government Hope Interdependence Politics Positive Pride Progressive Rather Role Sense Solidarity Than Those Who Worth

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In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.

~E. L. Doctorow

Topics: Always Become Century Detriment Developed Fact Governments Intimate Life Most People Person Personal Personal Relationships Relationships State Twentieth Twentieth Century Very

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