John C. Hawkes Quotes
I didn't for a moment doubt the choice, but if life is ever fearsome, it is truly fearsome then.
Quotes to Explore
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I like to see a good scientific bout by men who know the use of their hands but would rather walk twenty miles than see animals in strife.
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There have been a lot of exercises and I've had to force myself to go out for walks even when I didn't feel like it, but apart from that, I am a lot better.
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I was excited when King's College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.
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Celine Dion is my major inspiration.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions – one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play.
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Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.
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I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.
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In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
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Early on, even before he was the front-runner, TV news was giving Trump far more attention than other candidates and far more than he deserved.
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The first song I wrote was called 'Here I Go Falling In Love' I wrote it in the sixth grade.
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Both my parents had heart problems: my mother had type 2 diabetes, and my father had a stroke.
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I have spent much of my life where the boys are, first as a tomboy and then on Wall Street. Growing up, I loved every and any sport. I was frustrated by girls who didn't, so I spent most of my afternoons with the boys.
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In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.
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TV's been good to me.
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The very best testament to the validity of the Warren Commission's findings is that after an unrelenting, close to forty-five-year effort, the Commission's fiercest critics have not been able to produce any new credible evidence that would in any way justify a different conclusion.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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You have to open up on stage.
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I like tough relationships. I think relationships with conflict are good for you - you learn. But you can't listen too much. I have a strong point of view, and it's important that I fight for my ideas.
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I am not unhappy that my contribution was not recognized. I am sure it helped my career.
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I think everyone in their life has some point on their life wanted to be like everybody else or wanted to be like the captain of the football team.
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You're going to have disappointments. But how you handle those disappointments is the important thing for you and everybody that's around you. That's what I found from being not only a player but also a coach.
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Social distance makes it all the easier to focus on small differences between groups and to put a negative spin on the ways of others and a positive spin on our own.
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I didn't for a moment doubt the choice, but if life is ever fearsome, it is truly fearsome then.
