Alfred the Great Quotes
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The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen. But if you have not a pen, I suppose you must scratch any way you can.
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When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.
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There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.
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Man is priest, and scholar, and statesman, and producer, and soldier.
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Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God.
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The law of the Creator, which invests every human being with an inalienable title to freedom, cannot be repealed by any interior law which asserts that man is property.
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Though the demonetisation move should be welcomed, govt should have planned well in advance to ensure that no common man suffer.
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I was ever of the opinion, that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only talked of population.
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
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My mother was physically and emotionally abusive. My father was an extremely cold man.
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Putting is not an art, it's a dreaded evil. No wise man ever said that.
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I really enjoy myself in Norway. Because I had started losing confidence in my ability of what I do. But sometimes, man, you just get tired of fighting and trying to prove yourself.
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Contemporary thinkers would say that man is continuously transcending himself.
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As a heterosexual man, I've never really doubted my sexuality, but I've had men in my life and thought, 'If I was gay, I'd be with him' - you know?
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No married man is genuinely happy if he has to drink worse whisky than he used to drink when he was single.
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I work like a dog, really. I go over scripts like a mad man and just want to make sure I have my house built, so that I can just kind of go nuts inside of it.
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Music's a good thing, it calm the beast in the man.
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Those who die for their country are martyrs and those who live for their country are greater martyrs.
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I'm not a big disco guy. Some of that English techno-poppy stuff wouldn't get me in the mood either.
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It’s my view that if the church planter believes in his ministry and the need for it, he will be willing to do whatever it takes to see God provide the necessary funding.
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It can be very intense being an actor; it can be quite a small world. Then you speak to your friend who is a scientist and they have a completely different perspective.
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The greater the man the greater the courtesy.
