Darrell Royal Quotes
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Without philosophy, history is always for me dead and dumb.
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I'm just a Connecticut country boy. The people I've known, the changes of season, the call of the blue jay - when I'm away, all of them haunt me.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.
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I'm very passionate about my two Dobermans, Stella and Mr Jonty. I go on and on and on about them, and people have to tell me to shut up before I get out pictures of them.
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The company that creates one global social graph will be very important going forward. It will be Facebook, with maybe 2-3 local social networks able to sustain competition long term.
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I'm just an ordinary, walking-down-the-street, mother of two children who sings for her supper.
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And apparently things like a Vindaloo curry are out for the rest of my life, or at least a long time.
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If transportation technology was moving along as fast as microprocessor technology, then the day after tomorrow I would be able to get in a taxi cab and be in Tokyo in 30 seconds.
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My parents did not discourage me but could not understand how I could make a living by art. Their idea of an artist was a person who was condemned to starvation.
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It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
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Sometimes I just get over-excited. I see the pitch and I think, 'I have to get this wicket.' When I am just looking to bowl, I am calm and composed, and most of the time I get it right. The ball lands where I want it to.
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No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute protection. People sometimes meet that high burden and win libel suits, and in those cases I think they ought to win.
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Vegetables deplete soil. They're extractive. If soil has a bank account, vegetables make the largest withdrawals.
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The ethics of journalism are one thing. Another thing is the ethics of business.
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I really like the idea of modesty. By the time I got into music, I was already wearing the scarf all the time, and it's really personal to me, my Muslim beliefs, so I decided to keep it and find a way to work around it. I don't see it as a restriction or limitation - I can still be me and get into music and be an entertainer.
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Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.
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When I was really young, the women's national team wasn't on a grand media stage, so my role models were male basketball and male American football players.
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I write almost everything, actually. Songs, poems, stories. And stories out of every genre, too.
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Setzen wir Deutschland, so zu sagen, in den Sattel! Reiten wird es schon können.
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Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It's neurological. To me, this is a kind of magic.
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And you can save more money for retirement. It’s not just about marshmallows.
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I've enjoyed my retirement.
