Alex McLeish Quotes
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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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In so much of politics you're not allowed to disagree with what's been agreed.
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I am absolutely and inherently self-destructive in that I am always making sure I'm doing what I want to do.
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What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding, lazy, and smug they might be.
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For some small number of people, a parental loss appears to be, ultimately, a desirable difficulty - again, not a large number.
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It takes vision and courage to create - it takes faith and courage to prove.
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Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.
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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
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The mood of the 80s - Get what you can, can what you get, and sit on the can.
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I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.
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I'm a physical comedian first - and I'm a woman before that.
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Professionally, when I did the Olympic games and sang for my country in Australia. It was a big moment, Sydney in 2000. It was just a brilliant moment in my life.
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Even Gaddafi's adversaries assure us that he stood out for his intelligence as a student; he was expelled from high-school for his anti-monarchic activities. He managed to enroll in another high-school and later graduated in law at the University of Benghazi at the age of 21.
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The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.
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I think it's probably a good lesson for other people to follow - to not always make the decision that's popular for others, but to do what you feel like is the right thing to do.
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Technology is changing the way we interact as humans.
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Health care is the No. 1 concern of small businesses and the status quo is untenable.
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I don't know why the guys with the big money don't find five terrific young producers and give each of them enough to commission a musical and to live on for a year. You'd be likely to get at least one project with a future.
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I have been able to have a family and to dedicate quality time to my two sets of twins and my husband, as well as to serve on the boards of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and Montefiore Medical Center.
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I was brought to this team to take on different roles and do whatever I needed to do to help win a championship. I understood that.
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If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
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The more you lose, the more you don't win.
