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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Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute.
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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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I don't watch much television.
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The crazy colors tend to wash out so quick. Basically, it ensures that you never wash your hair, so it starts to do some cool stuff.
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As miserable as I was, once I started singing, I felt better.
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Once the referee throws the ball in the air, it's either your ball or their ball and you have to just take your shot.
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They acknowledged the problem of market timing, but then allowed a favored client to engage in that harmful practice. The departure of these board members should sound an alarm for all those who serve in similar capacities.
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The Olympics is this big global event, but when neighbours come up and wish you well, it feels more personal.
