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I think the expectation of me was that I'd grow up, get married, have a family, probably not even have a job outside the home. I had bold notions sometime in my childhood that I wanted to be veterinarian... I wasn't sure I'd ever do it.


Drew Gilpin Faust

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JAMES E. FAUST The holy scriptures as well as the local and General Authorities of the Church provide a safety net ...
JAMES E. FAUST In my long life I have found peace, joy, and happiness beyond my fondest hopes and dreams. One of th...
JAMES E. FAUST To receive all of the promised blessings, we must accept the gospel in faith and in full. However, t...
JAMES E. FAUST I have sometimes questioned the advice and direction I received from my parents and grandparents, bu...
JAMES E. FAUST All of us suffer some injuries from experiences that seem to have no rhyme or reason. We cannot unde...
JAMES E. FAUST Sometimes we carry unhappy feelings about past hurts too long. We spend too much energy dwelling on ...
JAMES E. FAUST Secularism does not accept many things as absolutes. Its principal objectives are pleasure and self-...
JAMES E. FAUST Everybody in this life has their challenges and difficulties. That is part of our mortal test. The r...
JAMES E. FAUST Among the other values children should be taught are respect for others, beginning with the child...
JAMES E. FAUST God and His Son are glorified personages. God the Father is our living Creator, and His Son, Jesus C...
JAMES E. FAUST Our Redeemer took upon Himself all the sins, pains, infirmities, and sicknesses of all who have ever...
JAMES E. FAUST Holiness is the strength of the soul. It comes by faith and through obedience to God's laws and ...
JAMES E. FAUST I feel deeply my responsibility to teach sacred things. I am so aware that the world is changing and...
JAMES E. FAUST The priesthood of God is a shield. It is a shield against the evils of the world. That shield needs ...
JAMES E. FAUST I have the greatest respect for single parents who struggle and sacrifice, trying against almost sup...
JAMES E. FAUST In many ways, each of us is the sum total of what our ancestors were. The virtues they had may be ou...
JAMES E. FAUST I have been grateful for the influence of my grandmother and my grandfather in my life. I remember m...
JAMES E. FAUST Young women should realize that young men they date will not honor and respect them if they have bee...
JAMES E. FAUST I acknowledge with great gratitude the peace and contentment we can find for ourselves in the spirit...
JAMES E. FAUST You want hot days to get your fruit ripe but then you want it to cool off nicely at night so that th...
DREW BLEDSOE Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows in the moonlight.
DANIEL DREW Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy.
DREW BARRYMORE There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.
DREW BARRYMORE A change of scenery can help everything.
DREW POMERANZ It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producin...
DREW BARRYMORE Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation.
ELIZABETH DREW Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.
ELIZABETH DREW He who sells what isn't his'n, Must buy it back or go to prison.
DANIEL DREW We want a marriage with our customers, not a relationship.
DANIEL DREW I love inventive food, but I want the classic dishes to taste like how I remember them. I get a litt...
DREW BARRYMORE In my bullpen sessions, I'm just trying to feel comfortable, throw strikes, and not get too comp...
DREW POMERANZ After the first time I got traded - I was in the bullpen warming up for a game in Double A, and I go...
DREW POMERANZ In a world and a life that moves so fast, photography just makes the sound go out and it makes you s...
DREW BARRYMORE You can't be emotional if you're trying to be a businesswoman.
SARAH DREW There's just something wonderful about getting a small group of people together in an isolated l...
DREW GODDARD I want people to be blown away when I do what they don't expect.
DREW BARRYMORE I personally battled with my own body image for years. I used to tell myself, You can't wear any...
DREW BARRYMORE