John Buchan Quotes
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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I was always interested in the kind of history they didn't teach you in school.
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I love to beatbox and have been doing it before I even knew what it was.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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The progress of India is the destiny of one-sixth of humanity. And it will also mean a world more confident of its prosperity and more secure about its future.
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Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom thought to be important enough for serious scholarly consideration.
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One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.
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I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
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In particular, I found praying very disturbing, like swimming with bricks tied to your feet. And yet I was drawn to it constantly.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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A mystery is a whodunit. You know what happened, but not how or who's behind it. A thriller, or a suspense, is a howdunit. You know what happened, and you usually know who did it, but you keep reading because you want to know how they pulled it off.
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Our best comes out when we have honest discussions.
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Love is a credulous thing.
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When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.
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When you talk about war on poverty it doesn't mean very much; but if you can show to some degree this sort of thing then you can show a great deal more of how people are living and a very great percentage of our people today.
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Listen to them. Children of the night, what music they make.
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Find what makes your heart sing and create your own music.
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I’ve expanded my vocabulary.” I nudged him. “I’m preparing for college.” “How many new words a day?” “You know, a few. I like the old words better. They’re like old friends.
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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
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Her voice had a thrill in it like music, frosty music.
