Michael Collins Quotes
To me the task is a loathsome one. I go in the spirit of the soldier who acts against his best judgment at the orders of his superior.
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Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.
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The Christian fear of the pagan outlook has damaged the whole consciousness of man.
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Nitric oxide was known for destroying things.
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I really don't know life without wrestling.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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Reading was not just an escape or a Band-Aid; it was a deep form of feeling seen and recognized, and being able to see and recognize other kindred spirits. My dad was a writer, too, which also likely had something to do with that.
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I own a home in Kyoto, Japan actually on the temple on grounds in Nanzenji that is going to become a Japanese art museum.
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When I'm writing, I'm in an isolation chamber. I'm not one to think about that outside world stuff when I'm writing.
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I guess I'm just a natural warrior.
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I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.
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2006, I started 'WineLibrary TV.' To build 'WineLibrary TV,' I started using Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter in 2008.
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Snake has been everything to me. Look at where I was when I started with the company in 1988 and where I'm at now. I mean, he's shown me just about everything on and off the race track.
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I don't feel like a 27-year-old; I feel I am way mature than someone that age.
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The Master persistently warned against the attempt to encompass Reality in a concept or a name. A scholar in mysticism once asked, 'When you speak of BEING, sir, is it eternal, transcendent being you speak of, or transient, contingent being?' The Master closed his eyes in thought. Then he opened them, put on his most disarming expression, and said, 'Yes!'
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My family is very theatrical.
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Fashion isn't interesting when it comes from an uninspired place.
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Scientific thought - indeed, any mode of thought, whether it be religious or philosophical or anything else - is just like the fashions that we wear - only much longer lived. It's a little like a boy band.
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If you are looking for Christ in folks you will not be dwelling on their faults.
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The American tradition of Washington and Hamilton and Madison and Lincoln and TR and Pat Buchanan is of economic nationalism - making America an independent, self-sufficient, sovereign forever country that's able to stand on its own feet.
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Make haste cautiously.
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As with all politically lead governments, foreign investment is the slowest in the media section. Politicians are somewhat paranoid about the media but we still think it's worthwhile.
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To me the task is a loathsome one. I go in the spirit of the soldier who acts against his best judgment at the orders of his superior.
