Alvin C. York Quotes
On the way back we were constantly under heavy shell fire and I had to double time them to get them through safely. There was nothing to be gained by having any more of them wounded or killed. They had surrendered to me, and it was up to me to look after them. And so I did.
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Let's not just look at it as taking votes away from Gore. Our support comes from a lot of people.
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I do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys, because we'll always be connected in people's minds.
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Some of football's gaudiest displays of manliness are purely aesthetic. It's not what players do, it's how they look doing it.
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I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.
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My favorite moments? Where it's all going swimmingly, the sun's out and I've got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.
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I never get scared making these kinds of movies because it's all make-believe, but I did cry when I saw the finished version of Man On Fire because it is so sad.
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Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God.
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I like to look for patterns in science and life. It's what I do.
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There's no story that breaks, including a five-alarm fire in Brooklyn, that I don't wish I were covering.
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I like to try all kinds of styles so it always challenges me and forces me to try to look different.
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If there's not love present, it's much, much harder to function. When there's love present, it's easier to deal with life.
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Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
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The true exercise of freedom is - cannily and wisely and with grace - to move inside what space confines - and not seek to know what lies beyond and cannot be touched or tasted.
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Then love knew it was called love. And when I lifted my eyes to your name, suddenly your heart showed me my way.
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Pickup's washed and you just got paid, with any luck at all you might even get laid.
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On the way back we were constantly under heavy shell fire and I had to double time them to get them through safely. There was nothing to be gained by having any more of them wounded or killed. They had surrendered to me, and it was up to me to look after them. And so I did.
