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Stakes Quotes

Everybody loves an accent. It you’ve been unlucky in love, consider pulling up stakes and moving to another country. Then you’ll be the one with a neat foreign accent Picture Quote #1

The high stakes test culture runs almost totally counter to what we know about how people learn. It causes us to engage in professional malpractice on a regular basis Picture Quote #1

People have a sense of humor, even if it’s not a good one, and everybody has stakes Picture Quote #1

A good decision cannot guarantee a good outcome. All real decisions are made under uncertainty. A decision is therefore a bet, and evaluating it as good or not must depend on the stakes and the odds, not on the outcome Picture Quote #1

I’ve lived out many of the dreams I had as a little girl, back when I was riding my pony, mucking stalls, feeding cows, aspiring to finally become a professional jockey and racing in stakes races on a worldwide stage Picture Quote #1

When you are 15, everything is such high stakes, even tiny things. I think because of that, it is funny but sad at the same time Picture Quote #1

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Everybody loves an accent. It you’ve been unlucky in love, consider pulling up stakes and moving to another country. Then you’ll be the one with a neat foreign accent Picture Quote #1

I’m still fighting really hard to get any role I get. If it’s comedy, I go for the laughs. And if it’s drama, I try to tell the truth, and try to play the real stakes of whatever scenario the character’s in Picture Quote #1

I do like the thrill of risk-taking, but it’s always carefully calculated. I have done many high risk undertakings, but I have always measured the stakes. Not feeding the fear nor the doubt. But I also believe that you need to fuel passion in whatever you do. This is what I am trying to teach my children today Picture Quote #1

The stuff that I find really intriguing is always how do ordinary people behave in extraordinary circumstances. And that’s why we have a lot of cop shows and lawyer shows and medical shows is that you’re looking for situations that just always heighten the stakes Picture Quote #1

Prayer in a combat zone serves exactly the same purpose as it does in peacetime. In war, the stakes are life and death, true; but if you believe in God and in the notion of a human soul, then we are always making decisions of tremendous significance Picture Quote #1

Thrillers provide the reader with a safe escape into a dangerous world where the stakes are as high as can be imagined with unpredictable outcomes. It’s a perfect genre in which to explore hard issues of good and evil, a mirror that allows the reader to see both the good and not so good in themselves Picture Quote #1

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I wanted to be a prosecutor - a criminal lawyer - because there’s nowhere where the stakes are higher, where you can wake up every day and believe in what you’re doing Picture Quote #1

Dying venture firms are like the walking dead. They can have years of staggering around with stakes in still active portfolio companies, hoping they’re still holding a lottery ticket that could put them back in the game. If not, they just slowly wind down Picture Quote #1

Calling home a close finish - And the judge has called for a photo, appropriately for the Bonusprint Sirenia Stakes Picture Quote #1

The stakes in my books tend to be kind of ridiculously high. In ‘Kid vs. Squid,’ the question is whether or not the California coast will be subsumed by the ocean in favor of the creation of a new Atlantis. In ‘The Boy at the End of the World,’ what’s at stake is the survival of the human species Picture Quote #1

In plotting a book, my goal is to raise the stakes for the characters and, in so doing, keep the reader mesmerized Picture Quote #1

When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It’s black and white. It’s win or lose Picture Quote #1

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Big companies often use their leverage to take stakes in would-be suppliers, especially in the technology business Picture Quote #1

Baseball is a little bigger gamble than most, and the stakes are pretty high Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t work if the bad guys kill his mother’s uncle’s friend’s neighbor’s pet dog. You’ve got to make the stakes high Picture Quote #1

The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or its equivalent Picture Quote #1

To regret fully is to appreciate how high the stakes are in even the average human life; fully experienced, it turns our eyes, attentive and alert, to a future possibly lived better than our past Picture Quote #1

When we are fighting for huge stakes - we’re fighting for the future - future of the planet in terms of climate change. We’re fighting for the future of American democracy Picture Quote #1

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I’ve pretty much given up on the orange. I really have. I just don’t even bother. It’s just either sour, or woody, or the skin’s too thick. It’s very nice when you come across the perfect orange, because it’s really a beautiful experience. But the stakes are too high Picture Quote #1

Men, you are in a battle. You are in a war. The stakes of this war and its casualties are higher than a checkmark in the win or loss column. Lives will be lost. Eternities will be shaped. Destinies will either be discovered or dismissed. Dreams will be attained or relinquished Picture Quote #1

Red protects itself. No colour is as territorial. It stakes a claim, is on the alert against the spectrum Picture Quote #1

Humanity cannot afford to muddle through the rest of the twentieth century; the risks are too great, and the stakes are too high. This may be the last opportunity to choose our own and our descendants’ destiny. Failing to choose or making the wrong choices may lead to catastrophe. But it must never be forgotten that the right choices could lead to a much better world Picture Quote #1

The reality is the stakes are very high. If your industry is targeted or your company is sued in a class action, your legal costs will soar Picture Quote #1

I like writing teen characters because they’re vulnerable to the newness of things; and vulnerability makes emotional responses raw, vital and unguarded. Lacking a context of consequences, choices are riskier and stakes higher. Life is lived without a safety net. As an author and reader, I find that a mighty charge to drama Picture Quote #1

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Everybody loves an accent. It you’ve been unlucky in love, consider pulling up stakes and moving to another country. Then you’ll be the one with a neat foreign accent (Stakes Quotes) The high stakes test culture runs almost totally counter to what we know about how people learn. It causes us to engage in professional malpractice on a regular basis. (Stakes Quotes) People have a sense of humor, even if it’s not a good one, and everybody has stakes (Stakes Quotes) A good decision cannot guarantee a good outcome. All real decisions are made under uncertainty. A decision is therefore a bet, and evaluating it as good or not must depend on the stakes and the odds, not on the outcome. (Stakes Quotes) I’ve lived out many of the dreams I had as a little girl, back when I was riding my pony, mucking stalls, feeding cows, aspiring to finally become a professional jockey and racing in stakes races on a worldwide stage. (Stakes Quotes) When you are 15, everything is such high stakes, even tiny things. I think because of that, it is funny but sad at the same time. (Stakes Quotes) Everybody loves an accent. It you’ve been unlucky in love, consider pulling up stakes and moving to another country. Then you’ll be the one with a neat foreign accent. (Stakes Quotes) I’m still fighting really hard to get any role I get. If it’s comedy, I go for the laughs. And if it’s drama, I try to tell the truth, and try to play the real stakes of whatever scenario the character’s in. (Stakes Quotes) I do like the thrill of risk-taking, but it’s always carefully calculated. I have done many high risk undertakings, but I have always measured the stakes. Not feeding the fear nor the doubt. But I also believe that you need to fuel passion in whatever you do. This is what I am trying to teach my children today. (Stakes Quotes) The stuff that I find really intriguing is always how do ordinary people behave in extraordinary circumstances. And that’s why we have a lot of cop shows and lawyer shows and medical shows is that you’re looking for situations that just always heighten the stakes. (Stakes Quotes) Prayer in a combat zone serves exactly the same purpose as it does in peacetime. In war, the stakes are life and death, true; but if you believe in God and in the notion of a human soul, then we are always making decisions of tremendous significance. (Stakes Quotes) Thrillers provide the reader with a safe escape into a dangerous world where the stakes are as high as can be imagined with unpredictable outcomes. It’s a perfect genre in which to explore hard issues of good and evil, a mirror that allows the reader to see both the good and not so good in themselves. (Stakes Quotes) I wanted to be a prosecutor - a criminal lawyer - because there’s nowhere where the stakes are higher, where you can wake up every day and believe in what you’re doing. (Stakes Quotes) Dying venture firms are like the walking dead. They can have years of staggering around with stakes in still active portfolio companies, hoping they’re still holding a lottery ticket that could put them back in the game. If not, they just slowly wind down. (Stakes Quotes) Calling home a close finish - And the judge has called for a photo, appropriately for the Bonusprint Sirenia Stakes. (Stakes Quotes) The stakes in my books tend to be kind of ridiculously high. In ‘Kid vs. Squid,’ the question is whether or not the California coast will be subsumed by the ocean in favor of the creation of a new Atlantis. In ‘The Boy at the End of the World,’ what’s at stake is the survival of the human species. (Stakes Quotes) In plotting a book, my goal is to raise the stakes for the characters and, in so doing, keep the reader mesmerized. (Stakes Quotes) When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It’s black and white. It’s win or lose. (Stakes Quotes) Big companies often use their leverage to take stakes in would-be suppliers, especially in the technology business. (Stakes Quotes) Baseball is a little bigger gamble than most, and the stakes are pretty high (Stakes Quotes) It doesn’t work if the bad guys kill his mother’s uncle’s friend’s neighbor’s pet dog. You’ve got to make the stakes high. (Stakes Quotes) The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or its equivalent (Stakes Quotes) To regret fully is to appreciate how high the stakes are in even the average human life; fully experienced, it turns our eyes, attentive and alert, to a future possibly lived better than our past. (Stakes Quotes) When we are fighting for huge stakes - we’re fighting for the future - future of the planet in terms of climate change. We’re fighting for the future of American democracy. (Stakes Quotes) I’ve pretty much given up on the orange. I really have. I just don’t even bother. It’s just either sour, or woody, or the skin’s too thick. It’s very nice when you come across the perfect orange, because it’s really a beautiful experience. But the stakes are too high (Stakes Quotes) Men, you are in a battle. You are in a war. The stakes of this war and its casualties are higher than a checkmark in the win or loss column. Lives will be lost. Eternities will be shaped. Destinies will either be discovered or dismissed. Dreams will be attained or relinquished (Stakes Quotes) Red protects itself. No colour is as territorial. It stakes a claim, is on the alert against the spectrum (Stakes Quotes) Humanity cannot afford to muddle through the rest of the twentieth century; the risks are too great, and the stakes are too high. This may be the last opportunity to choose our own and our descendants’ destiny. Failing to choose or making the wrong choices may lead to catastrophe. But it must never be forgotten that the right choices could lead to a much better world (Stakes Quotes) The reality is the stakes are very high. If your industry is targeted or your company is sued in a class action, your legal costs will soar (Stakes Quotes) I like writing teen characters because they’re vulnerable to the newness of things; and vulnerability makes emotional responses raw, vital and unguarded. Lacking a context of consequences, choices are riskier and stakes higher. Life is lived without a safety net. As an author and reader, I find that a mighty charge to drama (Stakes Quotes)

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