Jerome K. Jerome Quotes
They say - people who ought to be ashamed of themselves do - that the consciousness of being well dressed imparts a blissfulness to the human heart that religion is powerless to bestow. I am afraid these cynical persons are sometimes correct.
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Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, and a textile one when it is woven.
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
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I need to feel as if everything is clean and in its proper place before I can even attempt to write one word. At least, that's what I tell myself. I make the bed, I put away the dishes, maybe I dust, maybe I do the laundry, maybe I go to the post office.
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You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
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I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.
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Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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I was a 'Duck Hunt' and 'Mario' guy, and stuff like that. I was never technologically driven. I never had all the cool, new toys. I was the youngest child, I wasn't the only child, so I wasn't spoiled as a kid. And, we were on the farm, so we didn't have a lot. Also, with computers, I'm not very good with them. I just check my email.
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The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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I want to be on a show that's not sensitive to racial jokes; I want to be on one where they call me everything and I call them right back. There's blatant racism going both ways. That's what we need.
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When I was a child we were sufficiently well off for me to be a picky eater and I still cannot eat vegetables cooked in the traditional British manner.
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Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip.
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I've often been asked to run for office. I have no desire to do that, I would not want my time with the family or the company restricted because of the demands of an elected position.
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I was all about my thoughts, my work, my inspiration. I was always in hair.
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At a person-to-person level, I think that there's always something to be said for having some empathy for the folks who really, really disagree with you about a given topic.
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I certainly don't think that taxpayers should subsidize abortions.
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I am certain that the good Lord never intended grapes to be made into grape jelly.
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He who does not thank the people is not thankful to Allah.
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I'm not one of these people who likes to do as little as possible. I really do feel the hot breath of time on the back of my neck these days. And there are certain things I want to do before my time is up.
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I will never take the fact that I am Welterweight Champion for granted. I learnt my mistake in the past. No matter how great, no matter how people tell me how great I am, I'm always one mistake away from losing everything.
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They say - people who ought to be ashamed of themselves do - that the consciousness of being well dressed imparts a blissfulness to the human heart that religion is powerless to bestow. I am afraid these cynical persons are sometimes correct.
