John Buchan Quotes
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Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
H. L. Mencken -
I write in a small office at home.
Walter Dean Myers -
The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.
Earl Nightingale -
In 1995, the Chinese government picked a 6-year-old child to succeed the Panchen Lama, the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism.
Barbara Demick -
I was never that famous, but I do think going to college and really getting away from the business and taking a true break is incredibly, incredibly important if you start acting at a young age.
Gaby Hoffmann -
Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.
G. Edward Griffin
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Every village in Africa now has a cyber cafe.
Patrick Chappatte -
My goal in politics from the very beginning has been, and will be, the goal of giving Ukraine a chance to finally secure a firm footing in the world as a competitive, independent and real European state.
Yulia Tymoshenko -
Look, there ought to be politics in politics.
Karl Rove -
My big thing is to make sure the lipsticks taste good when you kiss. And, well, so far they taste pretty darn good.
Patrick Dempsey -
I'm one of those pesky Brits.
Damian Lewis -
There are lots of actors who insist on speaking the lines themselves, and you hear the same thing from directors and the audience, but I don't think it's worth getting het up about. I think it makes more sense to use someone who speaks that country's language: that's what voice actors are for.
Tadanobu Asano
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I still have an old painting the Colonel gave me. It was the first time the Colonel had been back to the Hilton since Elvis had passed away.
Mac Davis -
Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.
Taufik Hidayat -
I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
Vance Joy -
The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.
Magic Johnson -
I can change a light fixture, and I can do certain things. But I'm really bad in terms of construction. I can't do any of it on my own.
Nate Berkus -
A man notices a woman's figure when she walks in a room. Women have eight million words for blue; a man says dark blue or light blue.
Hallie Ephron
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To prepare for the future, we must be willing to test new concepts. This means we must acquire enough information to evaluate these concepts and not be like travelers in a foreign land who compare everything with their own hometown.
Jacque Fresco -
There’s always another problem behind the one you just solved. Does that mean that you should stop solving problems?
Larry Niven -
Last night I had looked into the heart of darkness, and the sight had terrified me. What part should I play in the great purification? Most likely that of the Biblical scapegoat.
John Buchan -
Some of the most gifted people I've ever met or read about are homosexual. How can you knock it?
Lucille Ball -
I'm not a cheater. I've never cheated in my life.
Jon Hamm -
We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves.
John Buchan