John Prendergast Quotes
Africa is going through its own historical process of state formation just as Europe and America did. It is just happening much later than other continents because of the interruption of Africa's own historical development by the colonization of Africa by Europe.

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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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If you can achieve winning a league championship, that, to me, is the full test of the team and management because it is over the full season and you have a lot of problems you have to overcome.
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I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.
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The Talented Tenth of the Negro race must be made leaders of thought and missionaries of culture among their people.
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I never forget my old days and I never fly too high I have my feet fixed firmly on the ground!
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When you are talking about someone's art, it is usually so personal.
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Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.
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Sometimes you surf well and still don't win. It happens to everyone. You learn that one big score doesn't mean much if you don't have a backup. I guess every rookie learns that as time goes by. I took some big lessons from my losses.
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You remember Donnie Brasco? It's the most notorious undercover movie ever; it's so street and so real. If you ever imagined yourself doing cop work, you imagined yourself getting pushed to that limit - seeing the furthest you can push yourself while still upholding the law.
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Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.
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Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11.
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At the risk of sounding like Virginia Woolf, I could live on £700 a year.
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But you can make good radio, interesting radio, great radio even, without an urgent question, a burning issue at stake.
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I'm not going to change my game because I got hurt.
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Human nature is above all things lazy.
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When a president speaks, it's to multiple audiences.
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As we continue to fight the War on Terror, it is imperative that we protect America's fallen heroes by ensuring that they are treated with respect, while being laid to rest.
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Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most segregated times in America is the hour of worship.
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Africa is going through its own historical process of state formation just as Europe and America did. It is just happening much later than other continents because of the interruption of Africa's own historical development by the colonization of Africa by Europe.