Omar Khayyam Quotes
A Moment's Halt - a momentary taste Of Being from the Well amid the Waste - And Lo! - the phantom Caravan has reach'd The Nothing it set out from - Oh, make haste!
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I'm working now on a collection of Shakespearean sonnets, about 100 of them, that I may publish if anyone's interested. My take on life is a little different from the bard's.
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We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.
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I had good skills, but my lack of size and speed kept me a little behind the best kids in the other sports. Golf offered a more level field. I would have rather played other sports, but golf picked me.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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I'd realize it's not worth our time to worry. You do your best, and God will put the right people in your path.
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When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.
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Only one thing registers on the subconscious mind: repetitive application - practice. What you practice is what you manifest.
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I don't think I'll still be riding at 40. There are a couple of people who are still riding after having kids, like Mary King, but people say that you lose your nerve after you have kids. It's the risk.
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My dominant feeling every day is one of great ignorance.
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I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century.
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I can draw really well. And I like to paint. I'm a bit of an artist.
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I wouldn't be here if it weren't for 'Show Boat.' The kind of theater I chose to be involved in is completely a direct reflection of what 'Show Boat' made possible.
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In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.
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I've missed being able to flip in the air, flip on the beam and swing on the bars.
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I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all work bloody hard, harder than you think.
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This modern mania for interfering in other's lives, usually under the guise of health and safety concerns, is highly irritating and counterproductive. Down with the nanny state.
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I come from a very rough background, and I'm saying that if you work hard and dedicate yourself that you can make it, too.
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… there are people in this administration who say they don't care if the UN sinks under the East river, and other crude things…
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Science kills credulity and superstition, but to the well-balanced mind it enhances the feeling of wonder, of veneration, and of kinship which we feel in the presence of the miraculous universe.
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I am for a huge, huge tent that espouses conservative principles.
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I don't really feel comfortable anywhere except when I'm working alone at home. It's exhausting to be out around people.
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A Moment's Halt - a momentary taste Of Being from the Well amid the Waste - And Lo! - the phantom Caravan has reach'd The Nothing it set out from - Oh, make haste!
