David Dunn Quotes
You cannot just switch football on and off; it's intense. There were times when I probably shouldn't have got involved in certain things and said certain things, but you feel that sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe. Maybe the supporters looked to me to stand up as well.
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We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.
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Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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They cannot divide us by saying that you're middle class or you're lower class.
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There is no truth which personal vice will not distort.
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You have the right not to be killed, unless it was done by a policeman or an aristocrat.
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The network made me join Twitter. I am very scared of social media, and I don't know how to use it, so it's kind of trial and error.
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Over the years, we settled into American life and embraced it fully. But having come from a different culture, I didn't know the boundaries of American culture. Which is that, as a girl, you didn't play football or soccer at lunch with the boys, and to be cool, you didn't get into math Olympiad.
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You cannot just switch football on and off; it's intense. There were times when I probably shouldn't have got involved in certain things and said certain things, but you feel that sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe. Maybe the supporters looked to me to stand up as well.
