Nando Parrado Quotes
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The Georges were fair; they left all to the Government; but Anne was very bad and a tyrant. She tyrannised over the Irish. She died broken-hearted with all the bad things that were going on about her. For Queen Anne was very wicked; oh, very wicked, indeed!
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When I was in law school, there was a used book store nearby. I picked up a Harlequin romance and read it. It was stress relieving.
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You accomplish what you want to accomplish. I just don't ever want to hurt anybody doing it.
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I give away thousands of paintings for free.
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Any time you write history, you insert your opinion. You pick and choose what you are going to write about. I feel really happy not inserting myself. I spend too much of my life inserting myself. It's just great to let other people carry the narrative.
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It's a tough job to tell a story when the audience already knows the ending, and the ending is bleak.
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My general taste is towards the melancholy.
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It’s hard to be ignored When I look at you, you look so bored My baby, my darling, I’ve been taking a beating…Well alright (well alright) It’s okay (it’s okay) We all get the slip sometimes every day I’ll just keep it to myself in the sun In the sun
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When life is too easy for us, we must beware or we may not be ready to meet the blows which sooner or later come to everyone, rich or poor. (23 February 1940)
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From slavery to segregation, we remember that America did not always live up to its ideals. In fact, we often fell far short of them. But we also learned that fundamental to our national character is the drive to live out the true meaning of our creed.
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I've known Kareem since I was kid. He lived in Manhattan, but my best friend used to go to high school with him, and he was in my house the day I graduated from high school in 1965.
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I write emotional music.
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I'd like to thank everyone for all their support and prayers. I'm so humbled by that.
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Stop trying to change reality by attempting to eliminate complexity.
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None of the editors I've worked with have ever asked me to pull my punches. They've never asked me to give them anything other than my own interpretation of events.
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I think a nice romantic dinner should be saved for when you and the girl you're dating or seeing have something special and it's a more special occasion.
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I've been banking my holidays, which means I take time off later in the year. It makes it a lot easier to fit filming in; it can be quite challenging to study and film at the same time.
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It's important to be an ally. You don't have to be a black woman to think we should have more black women in tech.
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I'm not a very 'this is planned out' person when I get to set. 'This is how I'm going to do it' - I'm never like that.
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Easter celebrations are evidence of the increased benign influence of the Russian Orthodox Church and other traditional churches in our country on society.
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It's a perfect moment to quietly meditate on the cosmic Great Mother who can inspire us all; the divine, feminine Spirit of nurturance known as The Goddess, so revered in ancient times and being rediscovered by women today.
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The moment people come to know love, they run the risk of carrying hate.
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Am I melancholy? I certainly have moments. I like to think there's a capacity for joy as well.
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Savour your existence. Live every moment. Do not waste a breath.
