Preston Manning Quotes
There is a whole school of Canadian academics, media personalities, and politicians whose definition of a Canadian is a North American who fears or dislikes the United States.
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Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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You won't really get a lot of the mainstream, lovey-dovey side because that wasn't a part of my life in the beginning.
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I'm not in the K-1 tournament. We thought about it but they really don't want me as they feel I might get hurt so that's fine with me but I do see a lot of guys out there that I feel I can take.
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I don't get hung up a lot on angst.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song.
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I found that the corridors of power in Delhi were littered with lobbies of various kinds.
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For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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It's been tough for me being away from the game.
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You do a job; your show gets canceled. You get used to it.
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I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.
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Death will never be pretty - its sights and smells too close and crude. And it will never come under our control: it gallops where we tiptoe, rips up our routines, burns our very breath with its heat and sting.
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I usually have about four books on the go - a bedside book, a lavatory book, a downstairs book, and the book in my study that I read sneakily while I should be writing. Short stories for the lavatory, obviously.
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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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The greatest desire of my heart was for the Lord to manifest His will concerning me.
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Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
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For the doubters out there, of course I was going to have help from Penguin's editorial team in telling my story, which I talked about from the beginning.
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The two endorsements I'm most proud of come from Isabel Wilkerson and Toni Morrison. The latter is the greatest American fiction writer of our time, and the former is on her way to being the greatest American nonfiction writer of our time.
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Gay comes in all shapes, sizes, strengths, and personalities. Just like straight does. It shouldn't be news that- guess what - some gay people don't fit your stereotype.
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I used to love the Beatles and the Stones and I'd always want to hang out with them, even though they were about seven years older.
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Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.
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If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, it's just possible you haven't grasped the situation.
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There is a whole school of Canadian academics, media personalities, and politicians whose definition of a Canadian is a North American who fears or dislikes the United States.
