Eric Liddell Quotes
In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't think it's necessary to shout if you have a good story. But I also don't think you should shy away from being bold in the statement that you're making.
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What a world this will be when human possibilities are freed, when we discover each other, when the stranger is no longer the potential criminal and the certain inferior!
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I think the thing I'd like to do is just educate the people to some of the travesties they can end.
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I felt privileged to be a facet of such a jewel in the crown of American cinema.
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Every novelist has a different purpose - and often several purposes which might even be contradictory.
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Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery.
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I think women are amazing for being able to show what they feel. I admire women who do. I think it's a mistake when women cover their emotions to look tough. I say let's own who we are and use it as a strength.
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As long as people want to see me do this action and sci-fi stuff, it would be wrong of me to deny the fans what they want to see.
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Acting is very immediate.
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This is where dreams-dreams, do you understand-come to life, come real. Not daydreams: dreams.
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One thing I do understand is that people get scared when I start thinking out loud.
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Devious, underachieving, school-hating, irreverent, and clever.
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When I joined the Mumfords I made a commitment to them so they'll always come first. But I'm a bit of a workaholic and Communion helps me get a grip on dealing with my life.
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After spending so much time in America, I started travelling with 'In Defence of English Cooking' by George Orwell. It's archaic and old-fashioned in its Englishness and reminds me of home.
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Nothing is more uninteresting than completely knowing somebody, being totally at ease.
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I don't understand why we give up genres, and the Western is a great genre. It's a part of the rich history of cinema and who we are as we've evolved as people, as a community.
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I love helping people; just being of service makes me happy!
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Those who have the immense dishonesty to fight with a ballot box in one hand and a rifle in the other have no place in democratic politics.
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The socialism I believe in is everyone working for each other, everyone having a share of the rewards. It's the way I see football, the way I see life.
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Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
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Obama seemed poised to realign American politics after his stunning 2008 victory. But the economy remains worse than even the administration's worst-case scenarios, and the long legislative battles over health care reform, financial services reform and the national debt and deficit have taken their toll. Obama no longer looks invincible.
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I hate the sound of my voice. I can hear it from a mile away - it's nasally. Why do I talk like that? It freaks me out!
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Insights don't usually arrive at my desk, but go into notebooks when I'm on the move. Or half-asleep.
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In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.
