Frederick M. Vinson Quotes
Wars are not acts of God. They are caused by man, by man-made institutions, by the way in which man has organized his society. What man has made, man can change.
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The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to protect ourselves and our institutions. Reliance on anything else is fallacious and ruinous.
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During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
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A lot of the players that I play with who are Canadian, they call me Patty. Before then, I never heard it. I didn't mind Patty.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Greetings and death to our enemies.
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I try to stay focused.
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I should confess that I'm woefully under-read in South African fiction.
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Happiness exists only if you have a lot of people to share it with.
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Period drama is such a huge umbrella term: it seems to cover everything from Claudius to something from the 1920s.
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The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business, but because I thought it was fun. I found it exciting. It fulfilled me, whatever it was that I was looking for.
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Very old fashioned to say that they will be well behaved but I think it's very important.
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Race and class are extremely reliable indicators as to where one might find the good stuff, like parks and trees, and where one might find the bad stuff, like power plants and waste facilities.
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I'm not a huge fan of my work.
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I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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It's morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.
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All you needed back then was a blow dryer and a dream.
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It's stupid to say that I don't like being in the public eye, but I don't like doing stuff that's not needed.
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When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my hand.
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Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.
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I've been blessed to be somebody that's been climbing that success mountain top for years of hard work, you know, but now it's all connecting. And now, the whole world is watching, you know what I'm saying, and it feels good 'cause it's good energy. This is all positive vibes, and good vibes and good energy, so it feels incredible.
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As far as standup, everybody has a vehicle they are driving. If what you do works, it's like playing golf. If you can master that one swing over and over again, you will be successful. That's what standup is. You have to have a central move and it has to be yours. You have to own your comedy, own what you do.
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If your vision doesn't scare you, then both your vision and your God are too small.
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Wars are not acts of God. They are caused by man, by man-made institutions, by the way in which man has organized his society. What man has made, man can change.
