Donna Leon Quotes
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I don't want to put my fate in country music fans; I'm too stubborn.
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Because I'm so hands on here at work and always looking at fabrics you have to be mobile and as comfortable as possible.
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Air warfare is a shot through the brain, not a hacking to pieces of the enemy's body.
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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
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The Negro was freed and turned loose as a penniless, landless, naked, ignorant laborer. Ninety-nine per cent were field hands and servants of the lowest class.
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I feel comfortable with the ball in my hands.
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When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
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Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.
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Storytelling is as old as speech. It existed before humans first began to carve shapes in stones and press their hands upon the rocky walls of caves.
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I don't like Communism because it hands out wealth through rationing books.
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Broadcasting began, essentially, in the hands of very, very few players - actually two - and when television came along, there were two networks, then three. Rules began to get formulated that essentially protected that concentrated group.
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I am not an enemy of Adventism.
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The science of booby-trapping has taken a good deal of the fun out of following hot on the enemy's heels.
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History shows that no enemy remains hostile forever, nor do friends remain friendly forever. For that reason, we intend to have normal relations with all.
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Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.
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In the procession I should feel the crushing feet, the clashing discords, the ruthless hands and stifling breath. I could not hear the rhythm of the march.
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Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.
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This object that we hold in our hands, a book... that tactile pleasure, it's just not going to go away.
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One of the things that I'm really proud of is that I have really good timing. It's very easy for me to see what's coming up and it's no coincidence that I went headfirst into wine and then headfirst into new media - none at all.
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I can't swim. I can float. But nothing could prepare me for that, to be honest. I mean, cold is cold and this was quite extreme. I actually treasure that experience, because it was challenging enough for me to discover new strength in me. Especially the discipline and the ability to concentrate and focus so much on one thing that I can overcome some obstacles and boundaries.
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If in normal conditions it is skill, which counts, in such extreme situations, it is the spirit, which saves.
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Remember, folks, I am a comedian, not a journalist.
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Finally, I truly believe that each of us must find meaning in our work. The best work happens when you know that it's not just work, but something that will improve other people's lives.
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Oh, so seldom does fate cast our enemy into our hands, to do with as we will.
