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One of the major dangers of being alone in February is the tendency to dwell on past relationships. Whether you're daydreaming about that 'one that got away,' or you're recalling the fairy tale date you went on last Valentine's Day, romanticizing the past isn't helpful - nor accurate. Amy Morin

Valentine's Day, Alone, Being Alone, Day

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. - George Bernard Shaw

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. George Bernard Shaw

Power, Observation, Got, Who, Cynicism

There's a lot of fuss on the Left about election irregularities, like, you know, the voting machines were tampered with, they didn't count the votes right, and so on. That's all accurate and of some importance, but of far more importance is the fact that elections just don't take place, not in any meaningful sense of the term 'election.' Noam Chomsky

Election, Voting, You, Place, Know, Some

Comedy isn't polite and it isn't correct and it isn't accurate, even. It's just a mess. So that's the way that I approach it. Louis C. K.

Comedy, Way, Mess, Just, Approach, Even

'There are no easy pickings.' That would be a more accurate, less dramatic statement than 'There's no such thing as a free lunch.' Paul Samuelson

Lunch, Free, Easy, More, Than, Dramatic

For those looking outside-in, it's not fair - or accurate - to assign someone an identity based off the first thing that we see. Patrisse Cullors

Looking, Identity, Someone, See, First

Artists - musicians, painters, writers, poets - always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life. Billy Joel

Life, Perception, Musicians, Always

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.' Edgar Allan Poe

Nature, Man, Soul, Art, Name, Artist

Physics is the only profession in which prophecy is not only accurate but routine. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Physics, Routine, Only, Profession

We've got to use every piece of data and piece of information, and hopefully that will help us be accurate with our player evaluation. For us, that's our life blood. Billy Beane

Life, Help, Information, Data, Blood, Us

Surgical Anatomy is, to the student of medicine and surgery, the most essential branch of anatomical science, having reference more especially to an accurate knowledge of the more important regions, and consisting in the application of anatomy generally to the practice of surgery. Henry Gray

Science, Knowledge, Practice, Medicine

Self-awareness is a trait - or maybe 'practice' is the more accurate way to put it - that everyone can always improve at. It is part emotional intelligence, part perceptiveness, part critical thinking. It means knowing your weaknesses, of course, but it also means knowing your strengths and what motivates you. Neil Blumenthal

Intelligence, Thinking, Practice, You

I would hardly call myself an artist in that sense; I doodle, I draw, I'm not a trained artist, I couldn't sit down and do an accurate portrait of anyone. Rene Auberjonois

Myself, Portrait, Down, Artist, Sit

Is the Mona Lisa an 'accurate' representation of the actual human model for the painting? Who knows? Who cares? It's a great piece of art. It moves us. It makes us wonder, makes us gape - finally makes us look inward at ourselves. Tim O'Brien

Art, Great, Look, Painting, Wonder, Us

Nonfiction means that our stories are as true and accurate as possible. Readers expect - demand - diligence. Lee Gutkind

True, Possible, Diligence, Expect, Our

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men. Lee Iacocca

Knowledge, Business, Yourself, Men, Know

I wasn't a troublemaker. I wasn't impertinent. The teachers liked me. But year after year, the comments on my report cards basically came down to a single point, and it was 100% accurate: I seemed to get nothing whatsoever out of all those long hours spent in the classroom. Tim Howard

Me, Long, Down, Cards, Teachers, Single

'A Tuna Christmas' is the second in a series of plays created by Joe Sears and Jaston Williams featuring the fictional town of Greater Tuna, the third-smallest town in Texas. What makes these plays so hysterically funny is the accurate portrayal of small-town life in the Lone Star State. Lori Wilde

Life, Funny, Texas, Christmas, Star

I have long argued that no one should be allowed to write opinion without spending years as a reporter - nothing like interviewing all four eyewitnesses to an automobile accident and then trying to write an accurate account of what happened. Molly Ivins

Opinion, Long, Trying, Accident, Nothing

Ever since I was a teenager, I always had a very strong sense of my own personal style. Kind of for better or for worse - actually I don't think it's ever been for worse. The way that I dress has always been a pretty accurate reflection of my personality and my life. Busy Philipps

Life, Personality, Style, Dress, My Life

Genome design is going to be a key part of the future. That's why we need fast, cheap, accurate DNA synthesis, so you can make a lot of iterations of something and test them. Craig Venter

Future, Science, You, Design, Key, Need

Well, I think first of all there was a failure to have real, clear information at our disposal. There was a real lack of situational awareness. We didn't have the capabilities on the ground to give us real-time, accurate assessments of the physical condition of the city. Michael Chertoff

Failure, City, Think, Information, Real

A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. - Rudyard Kipling

A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. Rudyard Kipling

Man, Woman, More, Than, Certainty, Guess

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Mind, Logic, Insanity, Often

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating. Oscar Wilde

Age, Woman, Looks, Her, Quite, About

Simply put, you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy. Wayne Dyer

Yourself, People, Believe, You, Unhappy

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