Thomas Harris Quotes
It occured to Starling how much Roden would benefit from an elbow smash in the hinge of his jaw.
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You can either see yourself as a wave in the ocean or you can see yourself as the ocean.
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It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.
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There is no greater threat to our devotion to Christ than our service for Christ.
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The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach.
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Every story about Oprah Winfrey Network was that it was struggling.I literally had a come-to-Jesus meeting with myself to say, 'Lord, what would you have me do?' What I know for sure is that the only way to hold onto yourself is through a spiritual base - otherwise you lose it.
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Money cannot help lifting its head.
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I am the Captain of the Pinafore ; And a right good captain too! . . . . And I'm never, never sick at sea! What, never? No, never! What never? Hardly ever! He's hardly ever sick at sea! Then give three cheers, and one cheer more, For the hardy Captain of the Pinafore!
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The love is real in any situation; everything else is just an illusion.
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Death is the most beautiful adventure in life.
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My wife and I, we work together. And we wrote this book, "Dad Is Fat." And in the book, I was encouraged constantly by my editor to be more personal and talk about more personal experiences.
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Young people have so many emotions growing up. If you don't feel accepted, you start sneaking around and engaging in dangerous practices.
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To learn and from time to time to apply what one has learned - isn't that a pleasure?
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I don't play polo anymore because I am too old. But we still have a half a dozen horses - a couple of young horses we are teaching how to play polo and older horses that are real trustworthy when you get them up in the mountains.
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When you pay social security taxes, you are in no way making provision for your own retirement. You are paying the pensions of those who are already retired. Once you understand this, you see that whether you will get the benefits you are counting on when you retire depends on whether Congress will levy enough taxes, borrow enough, or print enough money.
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China's history is marked by thousands of years of world-changing innovations: from the compass and gunpowder to acupuncture and the printing press. No one should be surprised that China has re-emerged as an economic superpower.
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If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.
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He used to tell me, 'Do what you like to do. It'll probably turn out to be what you do best.
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It occured to Starling how much Roden would benefit from an elbow smash in the hinge of his jaw.
