John Christopher Quotes
You would always beat me; not so much because you are a better fighter as because you will not accept defeat.
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I think that's a weak excuse, to say because a rapper's getting older that he ain't got it no more. Nah. Don't go by that philosophy. Let's just recognize that talent is within.
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Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
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Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to try to make of surrealism something as solid, complete and classic as the works of museums.
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Glory is attained from hard work, step by step.
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When we want to have our own style of living, it is nobody's business but ours. What we do in private is our private business.
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I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb.
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I've always said to my men friends, If you really care for me, darling, you will give me territory. Give me land, give me land.
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My work ethic is from sports.
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I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.
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I'm always in flats. Jeans, jumper, flat shoes or a pair of trainers. It would probably surprise people, but I have to be comfortable. It's not about me dressing up and looking good. I've got to get stuff done.
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Our dependence on the pollutants of this Earth have always, and will continue to have, far-reaching consequences to our eco-systems, bio systems, geosystems and our race's natural evolution.
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I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every possible musical idea.
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The euro must be defended, or uncertainty about the European Union will be widespread.
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Lovers lie around in itBroken glass is found in itGrassI like that stuff
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Occasionally I talk with people who see doctors as people who do nothing but give of themselves and never receive from anyone else – especially not from their patients. That is totally false. The longer I remain in my profession, the more I realize how much I receive from those who come to me for help.
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The game of discontent has its rules, and he who disregards them cheats. It is not permitted to you to wish to add another's advantages or possessions to your own; you are permitted only to wish to be another.
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Knock me I'll knock your face of, life’s a crazy bitch, Grace Jones.
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The present danger which this country faces is at least as great as the danger which we faced during the war with Germany and Japan. Briefly stated, it is the very real danger that this country, as we know it, may cease to exist.
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I try not to take much time off for lunch, so I usually end up with a tossed salad from the local deli.
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The press is a group confessional form that provides communal participation. The book is a private confessional form that provides a 'point of view.' (p. 204)
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If we're going to spend more money, it should go to the soldiers, Marines, and airmen to increase their salaries.
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Fashion photography should say something about the stability of a certain time you live in or what kind of women you like. The most interesting thing is not what they're wearing but who they are.
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You would always beat me; not so much because you are a better fighter as because you will not accept defeat.
