William Gurnall Quotes
As you love your peace, Christian, be plain-hearted with God and man, and keep the king's highway.
Quotes to Explore
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I am of the opinion that the appreciation and the desire for what is good takes more study and insight than does the understanding and test for the best music and art.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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We talk about these legendary fighters, talk about how they had hundred-something fights, hundred-something victories... but when you look at the history books, I still beat more world champions than any fighter in history.
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We talk a lot about hope, helping, and teamwork. Our whole message is that we are more powerful together.
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All my life the only thing I've been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.
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The father figure doesn't impress me. I have a very friendly relationship with my father, but that wasn't always the case. My mother had custody, and I only saw him every other weekend. I never knew him well enough for him to inspire me.
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I think some people forget sometimes I do have to go to the grocery store; I do enjoy going out to dinner. I have to get my oil changed from time to time. I do all the normal things. I cut my grass. People kind of forget that normal part, that we do a lot of the stuff that everybody else does, but we all have our talents, and mine is in football.
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I feel like I'd have a different approach to football now after doing music.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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It's rare for artists to really stare deeply at themselves in the mirror, literally, because there's constantly a mirror on you.
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I don't worry about the things I can't change.
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This is going to sound pretentious and esoteric, but I truly mean it from the bottom of my heart. Acting has always been a spiritual journey for me. The very first project I ever acted on paralleled my experience so perfectly even before I was aware of it.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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The process of reclaiming the self is one of reconciliation with meaning.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.
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There are many successful startup funders who are looking for ways to make a difference in the world.
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Margaret Thatcher's government redistributed money from rich to poor. And that's the nature of a modern western democracy.
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West Bengal belongs to Bengalis. We should live here like a king and not as servants.
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I love doing the conventions and being an ambassador for 'Star Wars.'
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Bomber jackets, for me, are the new blazers. They're something I can wear with suit pants or slacks - or I can go really urban with it. I think, as men, we don't have the little black dress that women do to go from day to nighttime, but the bomber can be the LBD for men.
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As you love your peace, Christian, be plain-hearted with God and man, and keep the king's highway.
