James Stephens Quotes
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To most boys with growing limbs and swelling sinews, physical activity is a natural instinct, and there is no need to drive them into the football field or the fives court: they go there because they like it, and there is no need to make games compulsory for them.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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I rarely went to the mosque, I never fasted, and I only prayed namaaz on the holy nights because my mom bugged me about it.
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I make mistakes on a very grand scale.
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The worst thing for an effective war on terror is the suspicion of states about the objectives.
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I think of myself as a producer who tries to bring the best out of everyone, whether that be an artist, songwriter or a publicist.
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All the things that happen to people in the industry today, the actors, what they have to put up with, all the people wanting to know every single moment of their lives - I think it's really sad.
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I don't think the space station will ever do anything for exploration. Putting people up there for a year or more is the only way you will get anywhere near the exploration concept.
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Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone.
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Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.
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My label in Toronto was 'Stand Pat' and I think that was a fair assessment. I tried to be patient, but if a trade came along - big or small - that I thought should be made, I would make it.
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Many times, when you do what I do or work in journalism in general, people try to not explicitly present their opinions on topics.
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In motorsports we work in the grey areas a lot. You're trying to find where the holes are in the rule book.
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Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
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All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.
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I didn't realize I was in an awkward phase when I was in an awkward phase. It was when I was between the ages of 9 and 11. I was homeschooled. Everything I wore was pink and sparkly. And I had an obsession with headbands. I felt like I rocked them, though!
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I just like a good story. I want the story to be good, and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.
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I was lucky I always got along with girls. It was never like a big deal. I had a lot of girls that I was friends with that I wasn't sexual with. I think having two older sisters made me comfortable like that. I just like people, so I can just go up and say whatever.
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I'm a science nerd! Not a cheerleader. - Claire Danvers
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He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.
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The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
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I am tremendously inspired by many women around the world who work under dire circumstances to make a difference for their families.
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I've made a lot of grown men cry with laughter, because I really am quite the joke.
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Women are stronger than men - they do not die of wisdom.
