John Paul Jones Quotes
I must repeat what I asserted formerly, that unless some happy expedient can be fallen upon to induce the seamen to enter into the service for a longer term than twelve months, it will never be possible to bring them under proper subordination; and subordination is as necessary, nay, far more so in the fleet than in the army.
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Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end. My focus is on playing the best tennis that I can, and there is no end to that.
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'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.
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I thought if I put my book up on the Internet as a file that you could download, and I told people about it, maybe some people would download it and read it, and maybe I could get some response.
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The kids can see that there are more parts to me than just being their mom; I wear a couple of different hats and have other roles to play.
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It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.
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The composition of the primary is so different than when I was first elected governor in 1978.
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When Bob Wilson left the BBC for ITV, I got the 'Football Focus' job, and it went from there. It came completely out of the blue, but the fact I had a high profile certainly helped.
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Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.
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There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?
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I do not like violence.
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South African literature is a literature in bondage. It is a less-than-fully-human literature. It is exactly the kind of literature you would expect people to write from prison.
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A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.
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In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
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If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
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Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.
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The odds of having films made which star women... Everyone still references one movie: 'Bridesmaids!'
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My friends sometimes used to ignore me completely, and that would really upset me badly.
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Some might complain that nuclear disarmament is little more than a dream. But that ignores the very tangible benefits disarmament would bring for all humankind. Its success would strengthen international peace and security. It would free up vast and much-needed resources for social and economic development. It would advance the rule of law.
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When I say that Zen is life, I mean that Zen is not to be confined within conceptualization, that Zen is what makes conceptualization possible.
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I really try to get eight hours of sleep, and I really try not to go out after a Tuesday or Friday night show because I know I have a two-show day the following day.
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I got my Equity Card with my Broadway debut when I did 'Rent.' I was in high school, and I came to New York to do that show.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction - to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens.
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It's like the old thing: The parents stay together for the kids, but the kids know that you don't want to be together. The kids would rather you be happy - and separate - than together and miserable. I don't want my kid to grow up around two parents who just don't work.
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I must repeat what I asserted formerly, that unless some happy expedient can be fallen upon to induce the seamen to enter into the service for a longer term than twelve months, it will never be possible to bring them under proper subordination; and subordination is as necessary, nay, far more so in the fleet than in the army.
