Michael Foot Quotes
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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I was always more interested in the ultimate live performance rather than the recording for its own sake. And, for the audience too, that thrill of - just being there.
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The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.
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I think that our civilisation is very much a visual civilisation - television and videos and all this.
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I want to avoid injuries by running only road.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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I've been playing both sides of the law my entire career. It's not really surprising for me to be doing opposing sides simultaneously. I would argue that even though my character on 'Hawaii Five-0' originated on the wrong side of the law, I'd say he's worked his way over to the good side.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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I don't eat any dairy products at all, usually - it's a self-imposed ban. I've done it for a year now, since I was ill, but it's so hard.
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I am fully aware of the concept of political revolutions. After all, that is what we hoped might happen in the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe, but what actually happened was capitalist restoration.
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There's nobody that's ever really been able to take care of me. Johnny did for a bit. I believed what he said. Like if I said, 'What do I do?' he'd tell me. And that's what I missed when I left. I really lost that gauge of somebody I could trust.
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Typically, a book is published and gets one season in the sun. Eventually, you write another book, and maybe your old books get a bump, but my books seem to keep being discovered and recommended to new people of all ages.
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You may have heard of the Slow Movement, which challenges the canard that faster is always better. You don't have to ditch your career, toss the iPhone, or join a commune to take part. Living 'Slow' just means doing everything at the right speed - quickly, slowly, or at whatever pace delivers the best results.
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I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
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I've just always liked watching people dance. I can't explain it. It used to just make me laugh.
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Just because I don't show six-pack abs doesn't mean that I don't have them.
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I don't think rock 'n' roll is necessarily a young man's game.
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I would be lying if I said I don't like to look sexy. But then there are some days when I don't want to look or feel sexy.
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We get high on all types of drugs when, all you really need is Love
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My jobs on campaigns were pretty low on the totem pole - I was an advance man.
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No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet everyone thinks himself sufficiently qualified for the hardest of all trades, that of government.
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The only man I knew who could make a curse sound like a caress.
