Norman Maclean Quotes
A mystery of the universe is how it has managed to survive with so much volunteer help.
Quotes to Explore
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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.
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I am definitely romantic, and I love romantic stories - that's why I keep making romantic movies.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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My father is very dry and very quick-witted, and my mother is very silly. It was the perfect combination because I got an education in physical and verbal comedy.
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Whether I'm critically well received, whether or not I sell books - of course it becomes progressively harder to get them published - nevertheless, it's what I do, every day.
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You can't hold up a blog; you can hold up a magazine.
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To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves - it doesn't matter whether you're a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are.
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I saw men go up and down, In the country and the town, With this tablet on their neck,- 'Judgement and a judge we seek.' Not to monarchs they repair, Nor to learned jurist's chair; But they hurry to their peers, To their kinsfolk and their dears; Louder than with speech they pray,- 'What am I? companion, say.'
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Vitia erunt donec homines
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Αἰόλ᾽ ἀνθρώπων κακά,πόνου δ᾽ ἴδοις ἂν οὐδαμοῦ ταὐτὸν πτερόν.
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No one at all understands why it is possible for the plant cell that bears within its substance one of these green chlorophyll bodies to combine certain inorganic elements into nutritious foods, a feat that no human chemist can perform.
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The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one – particularly if he plays golf, which he usually does.
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I don't want to stay a singer forever. I want to fulfill my dream career as a lawyer!
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We've got a lot of friends. We take care of them because they take care of us.
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The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away. He passed away really young. I was going to go to med school. My father's dream was that all of his kids become doctors. I realized in school I didn't like it. When he died, it was like a wake-up call. Life is too short to do something you don't want to do.
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Over the years, I've covered 22,000 miles.
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The public has been sold a bill of goods about the free market being a panacea for mankind.
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I worked selling tickets for Dodger Stadium; I delivered pizza; I did every job under the sun. It's the part that sucks as an artist. But I've learned at the end of the day you just have to enjoy your life.
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I believe that wholeheartedly - that we have to maintain a strong national defense.
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You weren't s-- then, Tiger. You ain't s-- now. You ain't never gonna be s--.
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Because I live in London I'm always at busy places like airports and gigs. When you're up in the mountains the air's so clean and there's nature and the awesomeness of the slopes. It makes me reflective and think about the bigger picture.
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We know so little of the why, what the universe is, what infinity is. The veil around us is very fragile.
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If the guests want to wrest the check away from the host, because the host is also the guest of honor, then the guest who volunteers has to cover the whole thing. A guest can't volunteer -all- of the guests to pay for the host/honoree.
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A mystery of the universe is how it has managed to survive with so much volunteer help.
