Francois Villon Quotes
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The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
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Europe is especially vulnerable to terrorists who may hide among the refugees pouring across its borders.
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For many decades, Myanmar was on the receiving end of very public diplomatic scoldings, often backed up by sanctions.
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My childhood ambition was to be an Olympic swimmer like my aunt, but that died a quick death when I discovered other sports. I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part of my life.
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I always make a decision, even if it's the wrong one. I hate being confused.
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Having a son is not all pleasure.
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I always tell people a clean cooking area is a clean mind which is available for the creativity.
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I think as I've gotten older, I've learned to look at life and take every day as it comes.
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When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave.
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Barcelona gave me everything, they took a chance on me when nobody else would. I never have any desire to play for anybody else, I will be here for as long as they want me.
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It's high school, man. They compare it to prison in the movie.
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Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read.
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In general, we run the farm like a business instead of a welfare recipient, and we adhere to historically-validated patterns.
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I'm kind of a double middle child.
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'Yeezus,' I really love it. I think the sound of it is cool.
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I did a thesis in experimental nuclear physics under the direction of Samuel K. Allison.
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I try not to shut any doors before I even get there. I like doing music. I like singing. I love all music. Music kind of goes hand in hand with acting anyway.
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My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I'd heard all the stories.
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Jesus' simple poetic words are delivered casually and gently. Jesus prefers to explain a difficult concept over time, never talking down to His followers, patiently letting the words soak in until they understand them fully.
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I think the best thing you can hope for, as you continue on, is to learn so much from every job.
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The memory of my father is wrapped up in white paper, like sandwiches taken for a day of work. Just as a magician takes towers and rabbits out of his hat, he drew love from his small body.
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If you want to understand geology, study earthquakes. If you want to understand the economy, study the Depression.
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That day, instead, I saw clearly the mothers of the old neighbourhood. They were nervous, they were acquiescent. They were silent, with tight lips and stooping shoulders, or they yelled terrible insults at the children who harassed them. Extremely thin, with hollow eyes and cheeks, or with broad behinds, swallen ankles, heavy chests, they lugged shopping bags and small children who clung to their skirts they appeared to have lost those feminine qualities that were so important to us girls. They had been consumed by the bodies of husbands, fathers, brothers, whom they ultimately came to resemble, because of their labors or the arrival of old age, of illness. When did that transformation begin? With housework? With pregnancies? With beatings?
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My days are gone a-wandering.
