Ian Stannard Quotes
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The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
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The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.
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The mind can assert anything and pretend it has proved it. My beliefs I test on my body, on my intuitional consciousness, and when I get a response there, then I accept.
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The pilots I did test for, I was the only black actor testing against white actors for parts that were written white.
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When you write something, at first you might feel very defensive and protective of every single thing, but after a while, you just see what works and what doesn't. Sometimes you do test screenings, and an audience tells you that, or sometimes you eventually just go, 'Let's cut the joke out.'
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You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.
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On the whole, I have quite a low opinion of men.
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Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won. So I think on that one I trump you.
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Guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now.
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Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography.
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The way I run my business seems to be easier than the way I run my life.
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It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
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Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.
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If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
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Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.
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The lack of money is the root of all evil.
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Gain or loss, what is worse?
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It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races.
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As soon as rules were made, names were given. There are already many names. One must know when it is enough.
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Simply see that you are at the center of the universe, and accept all things and beings as parts of your infinite body. When you perceive that an act done to another is done to yourself, you have understood the great truth.
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We will get a test of the $1.10 low.
