Chris Gibson Quotes
I will always remember the fear in the faces of the executed. That's the first day I felt the devil's presence.
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If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.
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I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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There's all sorts of stuff people want to publish anonymously.
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A lot of authors, judging by their list, will put anything out that they finish... That's the worst model I've heard of in my life. It's just idiotic. Why wouldn't you just wait for the good ones?
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end.
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Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.
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It's very disincentivizing to have others take care of your needs.
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Weight used to be an issue. I was always fat as a child. And everyone used to tell me, 'You've got such a pretty face; why don't you lose some weight?' Over the years I've realised that my body is a certain type, and I have learned to accept it.
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You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.
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Very often there's this misapprehension about actors being people that need to display themselves, to reveal themselves in public.
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Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.
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From 'Trainspotting' to 'Acid House,' I moved from urban realism into fantasy.
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I learned a tremendous amount about dialogue because I suffered as an actor.
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No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
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What you remember saves you.
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Behind every great leader, at the base of every great tale of success, you will find an indispensable circle of trusted advisors, mentors, and colleagues.
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To my mind, the best investment a young man starting out in business can possibly make is to give all his time, all his energies, to work - just plain, hard work.
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But pain may be a gift to us. Remember, after all, that pain is one of the ways we register in memory the things that vanish, that are taken away. We fix them in our minds forever by yearning, by pain, by crying out. Pain, the pain that seems unbearable at the time, is memory's first imprinting step, the cornerstone of the temple we erect inside us in memory of the dead. Pain is part of memory, and memory is a God-given gift.
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I will always remember the fear in the faces of the executed. That's the first day I felt the devil's presence.
