John Cornyn Quotes
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I do always have a wall up. But I feel by doing it, I keep myself safe.
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Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.
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My parents were very active in the Civil Rights Movement. My father was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) worker; my mother was a secretary with the Panthers.
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I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.
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There was a point I could have just churned out the spot and spin paintings for ever and laughed all the way to the bank.
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When boasting ends, there dignity begins.
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From a spinner's perspective, in India it was never easy for me to judge where to stand: how far forward, how far back, because on Indian wickets the ball does not carry as much as abroad. That is true of slip fielding in general. I wouldn't say only for spinner – even for a fast bowler, that holds true.
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What we have found is that we were the principal mediators in many cases between the Iraqis and their own security forces and their own government, and so you have to almost embrace that role.
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It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.
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If we are going to list guitar influences, the biggest one by far is Wes Montgomery. Also, Gary Burton was obviously huge for me in a number of ways. But beyond that, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard.
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It's not about the money with me.
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In a way, publishing in 2005 was similar to publishing in 1950. Nobody kept blogs; that was still optional. I didn't even have a website then.
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The Turkish, Arab and Chinese nationalists who built new nation-states out of the ruins of old empires scorned their old, decrepit rulers as much as they did the foreign imperialists who imposed free trade through gunboats.
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A woman who laughs is a woman conquered.
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We all live under some repression; we have to, it's part of the deal.
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Success makes you less intimidated by things.
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My mom used to say that I became a fighter and a scrapper and a tough guy to protect who I am at my core.
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In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work. That's the only difference, and it lies in the commitment of the writer. A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people believe in it.
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I'm a Southern girl, and I like to put a good face on everything.
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Hurl your calumnies boldly; something is sure to stick.
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Only in a popular war against France... do I see a misfortune.
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Those who feel a little insecure about our border have some reason to feel that way.
