John Boyle O'Reilly Quotes
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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I'm as radical as libertarians come.
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I don't want anybody to dictate to America how to decide our lives.
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I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic.
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I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
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For everybody that does something bad there's gotta be someone that does something good.
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It has been an incredible honour and privilege to serve Ontarians as their premier.
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I'm annoying to be around because I keep twitching.
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Outside of the mindless sitcoms that the networks thrive on, people able to think generally consider most entertainment is escape in one form or another.
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And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted the votes. I thought that was exciting too.
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I have no doubt that Brian May would have had a brilliant career in science had he completed his Ph.D. in 1971.
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Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
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China and Russia are regarded as the most formidable cyber threats.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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My first gig was a Corn Pops commercial. I did the first Vanilla Coke campaign. A Juicy Fruit commercial paid my bills for years.
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It's important to me that I look good on television because, let's face it, I'm single, and you want somebody to watch the show and fall in love with you.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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I will never give myself the luxury of thinking, 'I've made it.'
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I've done a nude scene and I felt it was appropriate to the storyline and I thought it was done in a respectful way and I felt comfortable doing it. But there are obviously going to be scenarios - not necessarily in this job, but in other jobs to come - where the question will be posed to me 'Will I want to do nude scenes?' and I would have to consider that as its own thing. And not just something to say yes to because I have done so before. It really is circumstantial.
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I've known Kareem since I was kid. He lived in Manhattan, but my best friend used to go to high school with him, and he was in my house the day I graduated from high school in 1965.
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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on one's share in the world's work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done.
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I can see that you are a true historian because you really always ought to ask that question about anybody at a different place or a different time: What's the same and what's different?
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I've never thought of myself as having that much of a temper. But it's true that I can't stand it when things are not done properly. When that happens, I cannot control my reaction.
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Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
