Walker Percy Quotes
Why is there such a gap between nonspeaking animals and speaking man, when there is no other such gap in nature?Is it possible that a theory of man is nothing more nor less than a theory of the speaking creatures?
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I used to stay up all night playing 'Resident Evil 2,' and it wouldn't stop until the sun came up. Then I'd walk outside at dawn's first light, looking at the empty streets of London, and it was like life imitating art. It felt like I'd stepped into an actual zombie apocalypse.
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I do Athlete Devotion throughout all my fight camps. I am a Christian, so I fight with God first, and I have my devotions with me everywhere I go.
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Don't manage - lead change before you have to.
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I want to do an American 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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There's millions of gay people in the world. In 2011, you've got to hide that you're gay? Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, be real.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.
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'Where is your million-dollar shirt?' I'm like, 'It's underneath these $25 Hanes T-shirts I've got on.'
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If you're offended, it's your problem.
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I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.
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What I have done in my nine year career was just a glimpse of what I can do.
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I would strongly recommend any young man to stay away from criminal law. It's not a good place to be, unfortunately.
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Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets.
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God primes the pump of obligation.
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I definitely I prefer to sing in the car. I don't sing in the shower, maybe its because that's the one time I don't need to talk to anyone so I should just shut up, otherwise I'm just, you know, jibber jabber.
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Applause is the most powerful thing... people talk about the sound of it, but what I hear is glee.
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If you could get all the people in the organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.
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I think the main thing we can do, whether you agree or not, I don't think that's the real issue, the real issue is this November and there's an election.
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Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
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I rely on myself very much. I just think that you have an instinct and you go with it. Especially when it comes to deal-making and buying things.
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Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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Between them, my parents had 10 marriages.
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Why is there such a gap between nonspeaking animals and speaking man, when there is no other such gap in nature?Is it possible that a theory of man is nothing more nor less than a theory of the speaking creatures?
