John Shelton Reed Quotes
We could say that people who eat grits, listen to country music, follow stock-car racing, support corporal punishment in the schools, hunt 'possum, go to Baptist churches and prefer bourbon to Scotch are likely to be Southerners.
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If there's anyone in my lifetime who deserves honor it is Billy Graham. I think he is the most significant figure since the apostles.
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Power is the by-product of understanding.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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We have to think about the future and what it is we want to accomplish from this party.
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The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step.
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I hope that one day when I'll go back to Pakistan, I will build a university like Harvard.
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When I was younger, I thought about retiring.
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I have always looked up to Adele and Christina Aguilera as singers ever since I was very young, and now my favorite male singer is Hozier.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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I'm vain enough to think that I've made a successful life. I've had everything I've ever wanted. You can't beat that.
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My dad is always there for me, and no matter how busy, he always makes it a point to answer my calls. I think he knows what is best for me better than me and is very involved in planning my career. Feel blessed to have a dad like him.
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I know how addictive videogames are - I have friends who can't get up off the couch because they're so hooked. They provide these different virtual worlds that you can live in.
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In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.
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A lot of films come out before they're finished.
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I feel like great TED Talks are ones that are a little bit subject to interpretation, that do provoke further conversation - and potentially controversy.
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I do read licenses, and they aggravate me, but a computer isn't much good without software. When I need a product, I hold my nose and click 'agree.'
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The personal threat is something that's always been a part of our lives.
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The only people who distrust the cops are crooks. They're not out there just harassing innocent people. Maybe sometimes they do. But there's no inherent situation where cops are deliberately out there harassing people.
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Basically, great directors know how to combine music with the scenes that they are working on.
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Christians are being systematically exterminated.
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If I existed 200 years ago, all the other farmers in my community would be like, 'That guy is worthless! He's sitting on a rock, jumping up like a frog, coming up with weird concepts and ideas, making faces, and combing his hair into a giant pastry.' It's a good thing I was born in this century, when superfluous television seems to be part of the economy.
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We could say that people who eat grits, listen to country music, follow stock-car racing, support corporal punishment in the schools, hunt 'possum, go to Baptist churches and prefer bourbon to Scotch are likely to be Southerners.
