John le Carre Quotes
My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak.
John le Carre
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I still wanted to see the family come back to life. And when that didn't transpire from the music, it kinda made me feel like I was bein' taken advantage of. I thought, when people heard '8 Diagrams,' they'd be like, 'Oh, Wu-Tang is a wrap now - they've lost it.' And I know that we didn't lose it.
Raekwon
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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
P. J. O'Rourke
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You see, I don't draw from life at all, but I do look out of my window a lot.
Quentin Blake
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Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it.
Harry Browne
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There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself.
Earl Weaver
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I will get my education - if it is in home, school, or anyplace.
Malala Yousafzai
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Diesen Ernsthaften diene zur Belehrung, dass ich von der Kunst als der höchsten Aufgabe und der eigentlich metaphysischen Thätigkeit dieses Lebens im Sinne des Mannes überzeugt bin, dem ich hier, als meinem erhabenen Vorkämpfer auf dieser Bahn, diese Schrift gewidmet haben will.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Old age is when you are not bothered with bad dreams, but with bad reality.
Faina Ranevskaya
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I think if you have an opportunity to live by example and make people aware of positive changes in our society, I think it's a great thing.
David Furnish
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When you're in a fight, and you get hit, it hurts. And as you get older, you begin to take on the aches and the bruises of doing that.
Edward Zwick
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My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak.
John le Carre
