John Robert Seeley Quotes
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Violence is literally the glue of the cycle of life, and yet I think that we're the only species that does it maliciously.
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Sometimes you've got to know when it's time to leave the party.
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In fashion, we don't often know the prices. We don't have time to go into the stores.
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The true Islam has shown me that a blanket indictment of all white people is as wrong as when whites make blanket indictments against blacks.
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Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it is learning.
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First time I walked out on the Opry stage, Vince Gill was there. He kind of 'daddied' me through the whole thing. My knees were knocking. I walked out there, and I was literally shaking. They say it's the spirits or the ghosts. And out of respect for that whole establishment, I was really really nervous.
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It's quite a job, so to speak, when you can really be with your child for 21 out of 24 hours.
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The climate at country radio is very, 'Let's keep it up-tempo,' probably best if you're a guy.
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I opened up every can of worms I could. I got to the place where I would peel back one layer, and then another layer, and the stuff that would come up underneath was so inspiring, it made me want to write about it.
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I'd like to do some crazy art installations and design some weird synthesizers and work with other people and make some fun stuff for a bit. Maybe tap into virtual reality stuff or maybe write another record... We'll see.
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Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.
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When I was five I had violin lessons.
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I have loved eight women in my life. I remember every woman's face.
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The slave girl is reared in an atmosphere of licentiousness and fear.
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I can say I'd honestly rather be happy than have 30 to 40 songs that I've written about these thrilling, exciting, horrible, unhappy times.
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Nothing happens unless first we dream.
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Fans are awesome.
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It’s the art-magazine ‘Circle’ been reprinted and it’s now referred to as classic. Well it is. But w:Ben Nicholson, Sir Leslie Martin, Gabo and Leslie Martin’s wife, Sadie Speaight, and I did that. We were sitting round the fire and we said, ‘Why shouldn’t we do a book?’ And so we started and now it’s a classic and referred to as such.
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You can't serve up hearts like cherries jubilee.
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It could happen anytime. The finger tightens, pulls, and a bullet goes flying through the air. That's how remembering is.
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The sweetest thing I've ever known was like the kiss on the collarbone, the soft caress of happiness, the way you walk, your style of dress, I wish I didn't get so weak, oh baby just to hear you speak, makes me argue just to see how much your in love with me
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Christ's death is the Christian's life. Christ's cross is the Christian's title to heaven. Christ "lifted up" and put to shame on Calvary is the ladder by which Christians "enter into the holiest," and are at length landed in glory.
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No virtue is safe that is not enthusiastic.
