Alastair Humphreys Quotes
Life is too brief and too rich to tiptoe through half-heartedly, rather than galloping at it with whooping excitement and ambition.
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Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.
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The library world is set up on this model where the library is a physical building and has a number of books and serves a geographical community.
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What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home.
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The public has lost the habit of movie-going because the cinema no longer possesses the charm, the hypnotic charisma, the authority it once commanded. The image it once held for us all - that of a dream we dreamt with our eyes open - has disappeared.
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When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
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I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once.
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If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life.
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Fame is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day.
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The show has become my therapy.
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I want to be open about my condition to show others that they are not alone in dealing with this form of chronic hives. My advice for people with CIU is to talk to their doctor about their condition.
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Mac continued to write scathing commentary on assorted hypocrisies in high places and low, without which hypocrisies, he cheerfully conceded, civilized life would be impossible.
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The poor man's price of admittance to the favor of the rich is his self-respect.
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Todo juguete tiene derecho a romperse.
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My first meal when I wake up is five boiled eggs, egg whites, and a slice of whole wheat bread.
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I've never been a good patient. I'm not good with pain. It is not for me.
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When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
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To me, poetry is spoken - not exclusively, but there's a mix of languages in it. That's what I liked about 'For the Confederate Dead;' it has many different tones to it.
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Everybody experiences far more than he understands. Yet it is experience, rather than understanding, that influences behavior.
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We must remain steadfast in our commitment to our troops, and to those fighting for a free and democratic Iraq because freedom makes our country and the world a safer place.
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Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books are indeed dead things.
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Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life is too short to be little".
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You know, when I eat three peas, I'm pregnant. When I visit a city, I'm buying a house.
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'Legend of the Drunken Master' was my favorite.
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Life is too brief and too rich to tiptoe through half-heartedly, rather than galloping at it with whooping excitement and ambition.
