Peace Pilgrim Quotes
You have much more power when you are working for the right thing than when you are working against the wrong thing. And, of course, if the right thing is established wrong things will fade away of their own accord. Grass-roots peace work is vitally important. All who work for peace belong to a special peace fellowship - whether we work together or apart.
Quotes to Explore
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
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Obviously, I never want to make the same record twice. I want to keep moving forward. That's the real challenge, I think.
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I'm not politically correct.
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This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.
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Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.
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Sometimes I'm not even aware of some of the issues going on with me in my life until I sit down and start kind of looking for inspiration, trying to find something that inspires that creativity.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God.
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My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.
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Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.
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I don't need fame any more. People are less interested in me in terms of celebrity. I'm happy to see a new generation being the media focus. I'm happy my day is done. It's over.
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Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the - to the back!
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People don't slip. Time catches up with them.
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I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
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While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.
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To read too many books is harmful.
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If Trump is president, I think that his administration will do real structural damage that will take years or decades for us to undo.
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My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.
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Think about it: Reducing crime and poverty and ensuring that we have an educated, stable work force has a direct effect on you and me and the future of our country.
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I've dated men. I've dated women. I don't know why anyone would care.
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The South we belong to is a good country, a valiant country; it always has valor, and it has had industry and thrift. Our house is painted, our grass is green. For those of us who bend our backs and put our shoulders to to the wheel, the South is still Canaan land; it is milk and honey.
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You have much more power when you are working for the right thing than when you are working against the wrong thing. And, of course, if the right thing is established wrong things will fade away of their own accord. Grass-roots peace work is vitally important. All who work for peace belong to a special peace fellowship - whether we work together or apart.
