Jonathan Brownlee Quotes
The Olympics is this big global event, but when neighbours come up and wish you well, it feels more personal.
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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I felt unhappy and trapped. If I left baseball, where could I go, what could I do to earn enough money to help my mother and to marry Rachel? The solution to my problem was only days away in the hands of a tough, shrewd, courageous man called Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Body experience... is the centre of creation.
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I hate horror movies! I avoid them like the plague. I don't like getting scared.
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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People think that celebs make a lot more money than we do. We look for bargains and we do a lot of stuff on our own.
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I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems themselves were enough.
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I've always felt that the obligation of teachers is to have a huge, broad overview and to provide a foundation course to the students. The long view of history is absolutely crucial.
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Most people consider me an optimist because I laughingly state that I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt.
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country.
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I'm not very bright about money. I'm not domestic either. If I don't learn how to cook, maybe I won't have to.
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There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.
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Starting a company in San Francisco when we did usually meant it was destined to be a data-driven tech company. But that didn't seem to fully encompass what we wanted with Airbnb. When we tried looking through a tech lens, it didn't work. The humanity was missing.
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In many ways, the South can be very traditional and confining. And what is interesting to me is how women find their way around it. Those obstacles create an amazing sense of humor, of fun, and, ultimately, of integrity. The fiercest and savviest women I have ever known are the women I grew up with.
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It seems like the record industry made so much crazy money in the 1960s that everyone wanted to get in on it. Now it's just become very corporate. So all of these people who despise music end up being in charge.
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I don’t think I would ever have been able to be an actress had I not started at nine years old. I would have been the last person to stand up and say, ‘I’d like to star in the play.’
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So for a year I spent all my time hiding from Jack Charlton in the car park practising my skills.
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The Olympics is this big global event, but when neighbours come up and wish you well, it feels more personal.
