"Those who take long steps cannot keep the pace."
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"Entering a novel is like going on a climb in the mountains: You have to learn the rhythms of respiration - acquire the pace. Otherwise you stop right away."
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"It is important that legislation keeps pace with scientific progress."
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"Drummers are conductors - we set the pace for the music - so if you're not relaxed and feeling right, the whole thing goes out the window."
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"I don't see myself as having made the transition. I aim to be more transient than transitional. Life is constantly changing, now at a rate faster than ever, so being in a transitory state is the best way to keep pace."
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"I don't quite have the energy for extra curricular activities. I have to pace myself a little bit more."
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"Vary the pace. ... it is one of the foundations of all good acting."
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"I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do."
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"In my family, there were Kei and Minoru and then there were the rest. Everyone in my family is very opinionated and everyone tried to join the debate. But by the time my turn came, there was nothing left to say. I couldn't keep pace, so I looked to do my own things."
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"Innovation is moving at a scarily fast pace."
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"I love old movies. The '40s theatre pace is fantastic."
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"Time travels in divers paces with divers persons."
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"I don't have to put out another rap record. I can do it at my casual pace."
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"The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency."
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"I do see an interest in writing for Twitter. While publishers still do love the novel and people do still like to sink into one, the very quick form is appealing because of the pace of life."
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"The digital world is developing with such force and such a pace that you simply can't ban or control it. People want to be globally connected."
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"My favorite experiences have all been finding myself at one point in a timeline and going in both directions, just discovering at my own pace. If I could admit to be playing some kind of long game, and strategizing this, I would."
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"Time travels in divers paces with divers persons. I'll tell you who Time ambles withal, who Time trots withal, who Time gallops withal, and who he stands still withal."
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"To pace about, looking to obtain status, looking to attain 'importance' - I can think of nothing more ridiculous."
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"He who stands on tiptoe is not steady. He who strides cannot maintain the pace. He who makes a show is not enlightened. He who is self-righteous is not respected. He who boasts achieves nothing. He who brags will not endure. According to followers of the Tao, "These are extra food and unnecessary luggage." They do not bring happiness, therefore followers of the Tao avoid them."
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