John Major Quotes
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I never believed that U2 wanted to save the whales. I don't believe that The Beastie Boys are ready to lay it down for Tibet.
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I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.
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He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
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I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like.
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Panama's a really wonderful country. There's obviously the Panama Canal, which brings a lot of tourism, and a huge American influence; it's just a mix of so many great things: African, Caribbean, Latin American Spanish, all kinds of influences there.
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I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.
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If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if he is sick after taking food, if he has a bed-sore, it is generally the fault not of the disease, but of the nursing.
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I am not one of those people who believe that MLK achieved more in martyrdom than he could have if he'd lived: imagine what a guiding influence he could have on the world were he still among us.
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I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right.
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If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward.
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I grew up as a Southern Baptist with strict adherence to the Bible, which I read as a youngster.
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As much as you may want to, you can't control what other people say or do; you can only control yourself.
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Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you.
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My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.
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When the idle poor become the idle rich, you'll never know just who is who, or which is which.
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Being on a book tour is a lot easier than reporting.
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Reaganomics: You start a business in your parents' garage. Obamanomics: You move into your parents' garage.
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Only that position can impart dignity in which we do not appear as servile tools but rather create independently within our circle.
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When I arrived, I felt the spotlight shining brightly on me, and I knew the sharks were ready to strike if I did not pan out and prove myself to be the showman and the player the college ranks had labeled me to be.
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The cosmology of the ancient world was telling you about the nature of life here and now. Genesis is not about the origins of life. There were many other creation stories current in Israel at that time and no one was required to believe in that one.
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I think horror comedies tend to skew more comedy than horror, for the most part.
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I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is.
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There's no reason to regret anything. Regret is a waste.
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I don't have a shred of regret about entering the exchange-rate mechanism.
