William Barclay Quotes
We will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life has taken away.
Quotes to Explore
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Picking up a guitar brought a lot of balance into my life.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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China has the best opportunities. A domestic market with 1.3bn people will help create more Fortune 500 retailers.
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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Being in the stands is very difficult. I was never playing but I am nervous watching, waiting.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
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Privacy is not explicitly spelled out in the Constitution as freedom of speech is in the First Amendment.
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I've been doing stand-up since I was 15 years old.
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I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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I don't know if it's because I'm Latina or something, but I have no problem speaking my mind.
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Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me of my sins: I will strive to amend my ways.
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I was kind of loathe to go on social media. I find the trolling unacceptable, and I never wanted to look like I was someone who would accept that.
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I had a very modest upbringing.
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The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.
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Contemporary architects tend to impose modernity on something. There is a certain concern for history, but it's not very deep.
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We've always been fascinated with movie stars and singers, but the fascination with people who really have nothing to offer is something new.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound.
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I am scared; I don't know what is going to happen to me. What was the point of working so hard and of being talented, to be rewarded like this? Never a penny, tormented all my life. It is horrible; one cannot imagine it.
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All I want to say to people, man, is, "Yo, you see me walking down the street and I got a little bop in my walk, don't think because I've got a bop in my walk I'm trying to be all that. The bop in my walk is because I'm just like you, man. I bop when I walk." Know what I'm saying? I'm proud. If you see me smiling, standing straight up, gold around my neck, it's not because I'm conceited. It's because I'm proud of what I achieved. I made this. I worked hard for this. That's all this is about.
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We will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life has taken away.
