Jacqueline du Pre Quotes
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We are the only ones who really can care about the preservation Foreigners who come to excavate, maybe some of them care about preservation, but the majority care about discoveries.
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I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God's Will, united in spirit and in aim.
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Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
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I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.
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America's fine, nice, nice hiking near L.A. But I am European. I love London and Paris. Friends and intellect, big thought, why not?
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I owe it all to Jesus.
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The U.S. is the last country that should see itself as an ally of the apartheid system.
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Revolution in the modern case is no longer an uncouth business.
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I'm quite physical. I'm from one of those dog-walking families where hiking up a mountain is meant to be fun.
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It's a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing.
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People think of teachers who are born to teach, and you think of all these charismatic folks. Some of the most successful teachers are some of the least charismatic, interestingly. But they have a gift of figuring out what motivates people.
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Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.
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The worst thing that we could do is raises taxes. It would only hurt the economy.
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Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day.
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I hate to cook and love to eat.
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A novel can do something that films and TV usually can't - a glimpse inside the characters' heads. I write very tight third person point of view, so the reader is right behind the eyes of each character, seeing what they see and feeling what they feel.
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What, I believe, produces in me the deep feeling, in which I live, of incongruity with others, is that most think with sensitivity, while I feel with thought.
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All I say cancels out, I’ll have said nothing.
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I'd put my money where my mouth is, but my mouth keeps moving.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction - to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens.
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Being able to move and do something to protect oneself is a critical factor in determining whether or not a horrible experience will leave long-lasting scars.
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Playing lifts you out of yourself into a delirious place.
