Desmond Dekker Quotes
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I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired.
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I worked with Lukas Haas a long time ago, when he was younger, and he was wonderful.
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Emotions come first, and in the most direct sense: you first have an emotion and then have a feeling. But also first in the history of the human race, for the ability to have emotions long preceded the ability to have feelings.
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Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are.
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I had to let my ego go a long time ago.
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Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can involve long hours standing around in chilly locations. Theatre is a very different challenge because every night you're striving to keep it fresh, even though you might have been performing the same play for months.
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I'm not normally the kind of person who holds on to grudges, I'm really not.
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Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.
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I have always argued that newspapers should not have any civic purpose beyond telling readers what is happening... A reporter who doesn't quickly tell readers what they most want to know - the score - won't last long. Better he should teach political science.
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Wayne and Drake, it takes them so long to do a song. I understand why, because they want it to be perfect. But I think I can do a perfect song in 10 minutes.
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Investigation may be likened to the long months of pregnancy, and solving a problem to the day of birth. To investigate a problem is, indeed, to solve it.
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Paint goes a long way in making old look like new.
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Life is one long jubilee.
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Mercury is most commonly recognized as a developmental toxin, threatening to young children and fetuses as they develop their nervous system. Prenatal exposure to even low levels of mercury can cause life-long problems with language skills, fine motor function, and the ability to pay attention.
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In waking a tiger, use a long stick.
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I believe, for a long time, protracted wars test the will of any democracy, to be sure, and people will underwrite a protracted war if they see some progress. But if they don't see progress, and it appears to be futile and useless, then that political support begins to evaporate rather quickly.
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As long as there is no proselytism... we must facilitate the partnership between parents and schools.
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As often as you fail, get up and try again. God will never let you down, so long as you don't let Him down, and so long as you make the effort.
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Political assumptions can remain constant for long periods and then change very quickly.
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I was glad to play in the Negro Leagues. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
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It's doubtful that any fiction worth reading has been produced on a computer running Windows Vista.
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We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.
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The composer who is frightened of losing his artistic integrity through contact with a mass audience is no longer aware of the meaning of the word art.
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Things will get better if you just hold out long enough.
