John Buchan Quotes
A falsehood, which may be pardoned if it is to save another, is black sin if used by a coward to save himself.
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Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned by me.
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I often get mistaken for Dumbledore. One wizard is very much like another.
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The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I get a kick out of it, but some stuff I'm too old for. You can't just take 10 guys and stick them in a cabin and off them one at a time - I'm not vested.
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The mistake of the West was to put the Sauds on the throne of Saudi Arabia and give them control of the world's oil fortune, which they then used to propagate Wahhabi Islam.
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I freakin' hate Twitter, man. I honestly don't understand the purpose of it.
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Doctrines provide an architecture for both Republican and Democrat presidents to carry out policies.
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A great sense of peace entered my body, and seemingly into every cell.
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I don't have a goal but I just want to work on movies that I really like.
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It's not comfortable for me to write about my family. I'm not comfortable writing about me.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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I feel like I've been the star of my own show for a while now. I was always putting on shows as a kid, and obviously, my household was really creative.
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Well yes so far, I was recently in Germany and they had me do six book signings a day and that was too much so I had them cut it down to about three. It becomes taxing at times but its a lot of fun and you meet a lot of nice people.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.
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Fat Joe is signed to Fat Joe. I have a distribution deal for my label. I'm independent. I'm very happy with that.
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I have to be honest - I don't love guns.
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The one person whom I would like to be is Meryl Streep. Even at her age, she sits alongside the younger heroines at the Oscars with her name in the nominee list, and others around her wonder whether they still stand a chance.
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I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
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In my opinion, Jackie is the greatest female athlete ever.
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The idea of appealing to people of a like mind and like spirit always appealed to me.
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The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.
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We Social-Democrats always stand for democracy, not "in the name of capitalism," but in the name of clearing the path for our movement, which clearing is impossible without the development of capitalism.
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I feel like it's important to use this gift God gave me, my life and my career to do something to make the world a better place. It's an easy thing for me to do.
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A falsehood, which may be pardoned if it is to save another, is black sin if used by a coward to save himself.
