Alexander C. Irvine Quotes
Modesty is good. But take your credit. You can't always count on other people to offer it.
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There's really nothing better than a hunt ball.
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I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
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The reason I don't tweet as much as I used to, is because I'm sick of all the useless opinions and hate that I get daily. Goodbye Twitter.
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I really do not see why there is not a splendid field for good work on the music hall stage, and if I did not have my own theatre taking up my time, I should rather like to go into it.
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When people get things for free, they tend to not take them as seriously.
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How dull it is to have people defining you.
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I'm a romantic, but I'm not a romantic in the traditional sense. I like to romanticize what happens to me. Whatever happens to me - you could quantify it as good or bad - I romanticize it. I think along the lines of 'When that thing happened, it made me who I am.' That kind of thing. It's a different way of being romantic.
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Say yes to everything.
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You are never really prepared for criticism.
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I never wanted to be a statistic. I never wanted to be that cat who tried and never made it.
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A healthy economy is largely a result of a reasonable balance between consumption today and consumption deferred, and it's pretty clear that balance has been ridiculously out of whack for a while.
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The women of the country have the power in their own hands, in spite of the law and the government being altogether of the male order.
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If you have a group of people come together around a vision for real discipleship, people who are committed to grow, committed to change, committed to learn, then a spiritual assessment tool can work.
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I eat, sleep, and drink my character. It is my fantasy to go to another planet.
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You simply cannot continue a nation as America without that Christian base of liberty.
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No, I didn't quite know to what extent the football might be, but it was quite a bonus for me to try to learn new skills and to keep fit at the same time.
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I'm not trying to change an image, I'm just trying to make sure that the facts match the image. The facts are basically that I'm a builder. I have not dissembled any company nor split up any companies, nor do I ever buy any companies with that intent.
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I enjoyed the promotion with K9 on my introduction day.
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Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.
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I'm from Miami, I love it when we're out in the heat. When it's cold, I'm like, 'I'm never acting again,' because it's too freezing.
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Progression is going forwards. Going backwards is regression. Going sideways is just gression.
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Credit you give yourself is not worth having.
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I had a holiday job in a kitchen, but I think we'll draw a polite veil over that. There was nothing joyous or creative about it. And none of this helped my studies.
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Modesty is good. But take your credit. You can't always count on other people to offer it.
