John Buchan Quotes
'You can help me to keep my head cool,' was the answer. 'You stand for the world of common sense which will always win in the long run. When I'm inclined to run amok you'll remind me of England. You'll lower the temperature.'
Quotes to Explore
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Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.
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There are hundreds of people running around with great voices. If they would study and develop them they could become great singers.
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You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they – they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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That's what I like to do, I like to make songs.
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If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.
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I feel like a younger man, and I'm sure having a child and all that has to do with that.
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The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
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We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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We do not think clearly about our moral obligations to animals.
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Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.
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When my husband is away and I'm by myself, my neighbours will insist I eat with them every single night because they see it as unhealthy to eat by yourself.
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Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.
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I wasn't happy with my performance at the World Championships in Daegu. I had an unbelievable race in the heats, but misjudged the semi and finished last.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
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As a young African, the sense of opportunity that fills my head on a daily basis is, I suspect, reminiscent of how young Africans felt at the cusp of independence.
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I would love to close my eyes and see myself with my girlfriend when we're 99 years old and I have a pipe and she's knitting a sweater, and I hope that's the way it goes. I think it's a challenge every day.
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I really do have a self-censorship problem, which isn't the way you should be if you're a cartoonist.
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When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.
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But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot.
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'You can help me to keep my head cool,' was the answer. 'You stand for the world of common sense which will always win in the long run. When I'm inclined to run amok you'll remind me of England. You'll lower the temperature.'
