John Muir Quotes
How terribly downright must be the utterances of storms and earthquakes to those accustomed to the soft hypocrisies of society.
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The thing is, if I try to talk about acting, I come off as moaning. But I'm privileged. I think it's all about control. Acting is vulnerable because you're not in control of anything. You have to give up a lot of your trust; it's up to somebody else what they do with what you've given them.
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The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them.
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It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.
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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.
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I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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Do I favor the death penalty? Theoretically, I do, but when you realize that there's a 4 percent error rate, you end up putting guilty people to death.
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A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth.
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What impresses men is not mind, but the result of mind.
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I don't necessarily intend to publish posthumously, but I do like to write for myself.
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I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
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I'm a private person. I'm shy about people knowing things.
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My family and friends treat me as they always have.
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Dissensions between Muslim nations run at least as deep, if not deeper, than those nations' resentment of the West.
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People may think I'm crazy, but one of the ways I like to wind down my Friday is to get some of our household chores done, whether it's cleaning or doing a big food shop, so the house is all nice for the weekend.
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The life of the hereafter is the outcome of all this world.
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The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.
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I took on cancer like I take on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish.
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When you ride fast and then rest for a bit, it causes a spike in your heart rate and helps your body deal with lactic acid. But you don't need to make it too complicated. Yorkshire is perfect because the hills work as intervals - you ride up them hard and then recover before the next one. Or you can just sprint to the next tree or lamppost.
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I think people can generally trust me, but they can trust me exactly because they know they don't have to.
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When people get rich, they cut themselves off from the context that has earned them these riches - the context of the common men. They forget they are part of society.
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The state is or can be master of money, but in a free society it is master of very little else.
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The world cares very little what you or I know, but it does care a great deal about what you or I do.
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How terribly downright must be the utterances of storms and earthquakes to those accustomed to the soft hypocrisies of society.
