Charles Kennedy Quotes
Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.
Quotes to Explore
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
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Acting is an odd lifestyle. You make deep bonds quickly and, though you move on, you go around on a loop and see people again.
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I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style.
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This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportunity to put on a big-league uniform every day is just... you know, people dream of it, but not everybody gets to do it. I'm thankful every day I get to do it.
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There were many years when I was hand-to-mouth and didn't know how I was gonna make rent. I've done every job under the sun, from busing tables, temping, and working in factories to SAT prep and detailing cars. So to be able to make a living where all I do is write is absolutely liberating.
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I loved being on the set of 'Field of Dreams' because I hung out with the baseball players all day, played cards, flirted with Ray Liotta, and had a ball.
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I had a restaurant in Georgia for a while, and I really miss feeding everybody.
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I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear.
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With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future they deserve.
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I see my friends, my family, my cousins work all day long for very little money, and if I have this problem of not being able to wall on the streets, it's not a big deal.
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In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away.
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What I'm trying to do is get a change in the mindset so people move from a level of mere tolerance to total acceptance and eventually to celebrate diversity. If you feel comfortable with one another, it doesn't matter whether we live in which neighbourhood but we can interact with one another freely. It's a mindset.
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Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal.
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I didn't feel the kind of joy every day playing drums that I thought you were supposed to feel.
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Very few of the early Italian humanists were really humane.
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When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.
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It's probably fair to say that the ratio of time our Connector developers spend in the debugger versus the Emacs buffer is higher than with most software.
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In 2008, I was in a London park when I came across a fledgling crow that had fallen from the top of an oak tree. A woman happened to be passing, and she said that she rescued animals, so she invited me back to her house. It turned out she was the wife of Jeff Beck. Jeff was there, and we ended up jamming together.
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We're born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.
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It's interesting that whenever I meet some of the other Bond girls, I always have something in common, and it is an interesting sorority. We all share about our Bonds. 'Did your Bond do that?' 'Yes mine did!' So it is quite funny conversations. We may as well be in high school.
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Reverend King knew that the path to success could not be zero-sum—our side wins and your side loses.
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I'm the kind of parent who asks my kids questions like, 'What would be your ideal thing to do in the summer?'
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Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.
