John Sheffield Quotes
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If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.
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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 my eyes, there's no one better than Stevie Wonder. He's a top dude.
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We grow small trying to be great.
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I was just never discouraged from doing something wacky like trying to be a comedian.
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I find it shameful that in nearly all the universities of Europe, Palestinian students sponsor and nurture anti-Semitism.
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You can't force chemistry. It's either there or it's not. You can't create it.
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The biological evolutionary perception of life and of human qualities is radically different from that of traditional religion, whether it's Southern Baptist or Islam or any religion that believes in a supernatural supervalance over humanity.
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Kids don't hesitate to ask questions. And it's a great honor to have the kids say, 'Your books have made me trust you.'
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Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Stepanakert, capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous region, rioted over much needed spelling reform in the Soviet Union.
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One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it's remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver's license.
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You know, the way I'm accepted, I almost feel like Judy Garland, truly. It makes no sense to me because I don't think that I've been any more outspoken... Or maybe I have, I don't know. But everyone I know supports anything that has to do with raising money or with AIDS.
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Not an inch of the land belongs to you, but every inch could easily imprison you.
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It's unlikely that the organized religions will get more sectarian... or is it? I am not at all sure.
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When I was a prosecutor in Kansas City, my job was to fight for justice and safety for all citizens in my community. Equal access to justice under the law is an American value embedded in the fabric of our legal and political system - the idea that anybody, powerful or not, can have their day in court.
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I'm surrounded by great friends and family. I don't know what I would do without them.
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I have an amazing relationship with food.
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However tall trouble is, man must make himself taller still, even if it means making stilts.
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I like a lot of different things equally, with no boundaries, and in a very serious way.
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This detachment (poverty, chastity, etc.) must not be mere amputation; everything which is shaken off must be simultaneously found again at a higher level.
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Life is simple: Make choices and don't look back.
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Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well.
