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.John Paul Jones
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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.
Venus Williams -
'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.
Octavia Spencer -
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.
M. J. Rose -
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.
Laura Leighton -
The composition of the primary is so different than when I was first elected governor in 1978.
Lamar Alexander -
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.
Gary Lineker
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Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.
Tamara Tunie -
There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?
M. Night Shyamalan -
I do not like violence.
Abdurrahman Wahid -
A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.
H. L. Mencken -
In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
Adam Peaty -
Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.
Lady Gaga
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The odds of having films made which star women... Everyone still references one movie: 'Bridesmaids!'
Patricia Clarkson -
My friends sometimes used to ignore me completely, and that would really upset me badly.
Kate Bush -
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.
Ban Ki-moon -
Once you get into a part, and someone sees you, you get asked to do it again.
Yancy Butler -
I have learned that delivering the best possible palliative care to children is vital, providing children and their families with a place of support, care and enhancement at a time of great need is simply life-changing.
Kate Middleton -
See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky?
M. Night Shyamalan
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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June - a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special: the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet.
Martin Rees -
Communications are making this one world. Back in the day, 400-500 years ago, nobody knew what anyone else was doing. It's on the 6 O'Clock news now. Now we can say, Oh, that's the way they live. Oh, they do that!! Opportunities, the chance to bring about change, it's all based on communication. Communication and jet planes.
Quincy Jones -
Be still, my soul, be still; the arms you bear are brittle,Earth and high heaven are fixt of old and founded strong.
A. E. Housman -
But the only important thing in a book is the meaning it has for you; it may have other and much more profound meanings for the critic, but at second-hand they can be of small service to you.
W. Somerset Maugham -
But I think she would have been happy with Fabrice,' I said. 'He was the great love of her life, you know.' Oh, dulling,' said my mother, sadly. 'One always thinks that. Every, every time.
Nancy Mitford -
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.
John Paul Jones