Jonah Lomu Quotes
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An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmaster of ever afterwards.
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We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place.
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I've read stories that are set in a celebrity's house, and you know where it is and what it looks like and what's inside it, and that's not something I want anyone to know.
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I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly.
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Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.
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Be aware of who in your life is actually interested in hearing you discuss your writing, and who's just asking to be polite. Listening to writers talk about their work is often excruciatingly dull.
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At the end of the seven years, 'Family Ties' voluntarily went off the air. And, we went off as the #1 show on TV that week. We cut down the nets on stage 24 and moved on with the rest of our lives. Always to carry with us the blessing of what we had gone through together.
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I've been a massive obsessive about jazz singers all my life.
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Hip-hop was started on groups.
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When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes easier.
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To sing is to bring to life; impossible if the words are mediocre, however good the music.
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There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that the Nigerian family is built on core values that will form the bedrock of the future society. We must showcase the ideals of family life and be models of family values.
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We are a model country where gender equality is concerned.
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Revolution comes when human beings set out to correct decadent institutions.
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People saw me as just a singer – yeah, a pretty face who could sing – and not more than that.
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Avoiding Procrastination: Doing things at the last minute is much more expensive than just before the last minute. Deadlines are really important: establish them yourself!
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There is no such thing as a failed soldier, dead or alive (unless he acted in a cowardly manner)-likewise there is no such thing as a failed entrepreneur or failed scientific researcher ...
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Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.
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The only non-Christians who seemed to me really to know anything were the Romantics; and a good many of them were dangerously tinged with something like religion, even at times with Christianity. The upshot of it all could nearly be expressed in a perversion of Roland's great line in the Chanson: 'Christians are wrong, but all the rest are bores.'
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Instead of exhibiting talent in the hope that the world would forgive their eccentricities, they have exhibited only their eccentricities, in the hope that the world would give them credit for talent.
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You don't see what you're seeing until you see it but when you do see it, it lets you see many other things.
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Trump has been - has shown himself to be the most ignorant president that we've ever had. He has shown himself to be the one that disregards law more so than any other president we've had.
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The planet is under pressure and our choices have never been more important. The Food Revolution Summit is an informative and empowering platform which highlights ways to set a new pattern for the future of the planet.
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I was only operating at about 80% of my capacity.
