John Buchan Quotes
'Think,' I told him, 'what may be waiting for you. You may discover the meaning of Spirit. You may open up a new world, as rich as the old one, but imperishable. You may prove to mankind their immortality and deliver them for ever from the fear of death. Why, man, you are picking at the lock of all the world's mysteries.'
Quotes to Explore
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The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity.
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Back in high school, I didn't ever see a Muslim homecoming king or queen - there was never even anyone nominated. It just seemed for a lot of those events, Muslim kids were not being included, and it was probably our fault too - no one was going for it, but no one was trying to push us to do it, you know?
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I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push a little further in the first show.
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It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.
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But there is no withdrawal, but with tobacco there is terrible withdrawal, it is almost impossible for a lot of people. I did, I went cold turkey, they never had any patches in those days but grass was not difficult, alcohol not difficult, but tobacco - oh my god.
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I do feel like there's a level of ridiculousness going on in electronic music... It's getting borderline absurd out there.
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I want to win football games.
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Salesforce's Chatter is what convinced me that the company understood what is going on in the enterprise; this was the biggest attraction for me. I saw that Salesforce understands social.
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Don't feel sorry for me. I've had a great life, great friends.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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In Washington, the translation of E Pluribus Unum has been lost. The belief that we are one nation - united in purpose - caring about and for one another is no longer the practice.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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Federalism is no longer the fault line of Centre-State relations but the definition of a new partnership of Team India. Citizens now have the ease of trust, not the burden of proof and process. Businesses find an environment that is open and easy to work in.
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People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.
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Pop knew absolutely nothing about pro football.
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I don't know if this classifies as a video game, but I have a terrible obsession with Angry Birds.
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All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.
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In Paris, everybody is in black! But you know, in Ukraine everyone wears bright colours.
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The world has become so complex that the idea of a power in which everything comes together and can be controlled in a centralized way is now erroneous.
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I don't like to Google myself. I try and avoid it whenever I can.
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If you're not a player, it's hard to get into this league. You need a small opportunity that you turn into a bigger opportunity.
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Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end. My focus is on playing the best tennis that I can, and there is no end to that.
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'Think,' I told him, 'what may be waiting for you. You may discover the meaning of Spirit. You may open up a new world, as rich as the old one, but imperishable. You may prove to mankind their immortality and deliver them for ever from the fear of death. Why, man, you are picking at the lock of all the world's mysteries.'
