Donald Sinden Quotes

You come across quite ordinary, nondescript people in daily life, and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage, too.

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• The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.

  

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• It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.

  

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• God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era.

  

  Abdolkarim Soroush
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• You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of Europe having complete control over Africa, they projected Africa always in a negative light - jungles, savages, cannibals, nothing civilized.

  

  Malcolm X
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• And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.

  

  Salmon P. Chase
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• When I read, I take notes and underline things. So reading is a vigorous process for me, but I read in bed. My poor husband is trying to go to sleep, and I'm reaching over him to get the Post-it notes.

  

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• The history of our country is not the history of any other country in the world which is either practicing advanced democracy or struggling to lay the foundation for democracy.

  

  Ibrahim Babangida
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• Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.

  

  Ferdinand Mount
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• I wouldn't mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.

  

  Sally Field
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• I wrote my novel 'Bitter Greens' as the creative component of a Doctorate of Creative Arts and am now looking at the history of the Rapunzel tale as my theoretical component.

  

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• I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.

  

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• I can't even imagine life without music!

  

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• Weeks go by, and I don't talk to another living soul.

  

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• And I think the blessing of heaven is on Bush. It's just the way it is.

  

  Pat Robertson
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• I work a lot of hours, and in this business you really try to keep as busy as you possibly can. Sometimes when you really focus on kids in your free time you lose the husband and wife relationship to some degree. It's been a real focus for us to make sure we stay focused on us two.

  

  Cameron Mathison
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• I am disturbed that the identification and clothing of our public officials is so easily reproduced.

  

  Louise Slaughter

• In any given moment, a man's growth is optimized if he leans just beyond his edge, his capacity, his fear. He should not be too lazy, happily stagnating in the zone of security and comfort. Nor should he push far beyond his edge, stressing himself unnecessarily, unable to metabolize his experience. He should lean just slightly beyond the edge of fear and discomfort. Constantly. In everything he does.

  

  David Deida
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• I hate being asked how I met my husband and very personal questions like that. I don't like that. People are too nosey. Intelligent questions I like, but sometimes people ask such silly, dopey ones.

  

  Iris Apfel
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• I meet a lot of people after shows, and I have to say it's pretty intense.

  

  Frankie Cosmos
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• You come across quite ordinary, nondescript people in daily life, and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage, too.

  

  Donald Sinden
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