R. S. Thomas Quotes
Man is a dream about a shadow. But when some splendour falls upon him from God, a glory comes to him and his life is sweet.
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I got an offer in 1992 to buy a major-league team. I turned down the offer because I don't want my love of the game to involve business.
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God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me.
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I feel pressure, but my emotions just don't show that much in my face.
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Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
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I'm not the biggest comic book fan.
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We want a marriage with our customers, not a relationship.
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I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.
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I am Cuban, my parents are Cuban, and I was not adopted.
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The win-win situation is the basis for America's entire business world. Instead of wasting our time attempting to defeat each other, let's find a way that will make both of us gain and go home satisfied. In Israel, it doesn't work because the only meaning of victory is seeing your rival's body lying trampled on the floor.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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The only positive finding which could be drawn from the first series, was the conclusion that the relationships obviously had a more complicated lay-out than had been thought, for the effects were so varied that no obedience to any law could be discovered.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.
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Some of the most significant advances in molecular biology have relied upon the methodology of genetics. The same statement may be made concerning our understanding of immunological phenomena.
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'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'
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There are a bunch of songs that I think are beautiful recordings, and I'm proud of them, but I've no interest in listening to them.
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I do my best work if I think about what it is I have to offer.
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We almost need a revolution in the culture of our thinking about football.
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The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.
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The advent of so much dribbling has created a different kind of player, and it starts at a very early age. We have so many gifted ball handlers. Everything is pick-and-roll. Unless he's a catch-and-shoot guy, a player is going to put it on the floor and attack. Kevin Durant is a wonderful ball handler.
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I went out every single night so I was never alone with my stepfather. At 12, I stopped going on holiday with them. The times I was alone with him I always made sure I was all covered up.
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Our curse as humans is that we are trapped in time; our curse is that we are forced to interpret life as a series of events - a story - and when we can’t figure out what our particular story is, we feel lost somehow.
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Take every job. Learn everybody's name. Show up early. Know who you are and know who you're not. Stop dreaming and start trying.
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Man is a dream about a shadow. But when some splendour falls upon him from God, a glory comes to him and his life is sweet.
