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When I see someone interesting on the subway - the lady with her new Bible or the delivery guy holding down a dozen Mylar balloons - my mind goes in two different directions. Where are they coming from? And where are they going?

~David Ebershoff

Topics: Balloons Bible Coming Delivery Different Different Directions Directions Down Dozen Goes Going Guy Her Holding Interesting Lady Mind New See Someone Subway Two Where I See

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There is a palpable sense of history in the homes that I choose to occupy. I think that's one of the reasons I gravitate towards old homes: I really like that sense of history and that sense that I am one step in a very long process that trails out in both directions around me - before me and ahead of me.

~David Lowery

Topics: Am Around Before Both Choose Directions Gravitate History Homes Like Long Me Occupy Old Out Palpable Process Really Reasons Sense Step Think Towards Trails Very I Think I Am Ahead

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I think the American people are bombarded with information from all directions, all day long.

~David Muir

Topics: All Day American American People Bombarded Day Directions Information Long People Think I Think

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There is no question in my mind that a 'Brexit' would deal a significant blow to the E.U.'s strength and resilience at exactly the moment when the West is under attack from multiple directions.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Attack Blow Brexit Deal Directions Exactly Mind Moment Multiple No Question Question Resilience Significant Strength West Would

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It is true that I am often startled and even angered and repulsed by the strange directions and provocative content of new forms that seem to pop up every few months.

~David Rockefeller

Topics: Am Content Directions Even Every Few Forms Months New New Forms Often Pop Provocative Seem Strange True Up I Am

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You will ultimately be defined by the sum total of your responses to circumstances, situations and events that you probably couldn't anticipate and indeed probably couldn't even imagine. So just keep your eyes on the course and be ready to move in different directions depending upon the crises and opportunities with which you are faced.

~David Stern

Topics: Anticipate Circumstances Course Crises Defined Depending Different Different Directions Directions Even Events Eyes Faced Imagine Indeed Just Keep Move Opportunities Ready Responses Situations Sum Sum Total Total Ultimately Which Will You Your

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The Internet has transformed many parts of our daily lives, touching everything from how we find information to how we go shopping, get directions, and even stay in touch with friends and family.

~Dean Ornish

Topics: Daily Daily Lives Directions Even Everything Family Find Friends Friends And Family Get Go How Information Internet Lives Many Our Parts Shopping Stay Touch Touching Transformed

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In a world of status, independence is key, because a primary means of establishing status is to tell others what to do, and taking orders is a marker of low status. Though all humans need both intimacy and independence, women tend to focus on the first and men on the second. It is as if their lifeblood ran in different directions.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Because Both Different Different Directions Directions Establishing First Focus Humans Independence Intimacy Key Low Means Men Need Orders Others Primary Ran Second Status Taking Tell Tend Though Women World

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Why don't men like to stop and ask directions? This question, which I first addressed in my 1990 book 'You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation', garnered perhaps the most attention of any issue or insight in that book.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Any Ask Attention Book Conversation Directions First Insight Issue Just Like Men Most Perhaps Question Stop Understand Which Why Women Women And Men You

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I had a very insightful friend who warned me back when I stopped reading scripts, 'It's easier to change directions while you're still moving.' If you stop, it's harder to get started again. I still don't think I made the wrong decision, but he was right.

~Debra Winger

Topics: Again Back Change Decision Directions Easier Friend Get Had Harder He Insightful Made Me Moving Reading Right Scripts Started Still Stop Stopped Think Very Warned While Who Wrong Wrong Decision You

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