Raymond Williams Quotes
The real dividing line between things we call work and the things we call leisure is that in leisure, however active we may be, we make our own choices and our own decisions. We feel for the time being that our life is our own.
Quotes to Explore
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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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We don't have any power other than our intellect and our hearts.
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The heart of Univision – and what we do – is here in Miami.
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Until you play it, St. Andrews looks like the sort of real estate you couldn't give away.
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I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don't know about the other part of it. I'm not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself.
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I spent many a summer early morning with the radio very low, half sleeping and half listening.
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The diverse threats we face are increasingly cyber-based. Much of America's most sensitive data is stored on computers. We are losing data, money, and ideas through cyber intrusions. This threatens innovation and, as citizens, we are also increasingly vulnerable to losing our personal information.
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None of us wants to be reminded that dementia is random, relentless, and frighteningly common.
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People say a lot of things about LeBron, but he just keeps having a good mentality and grinding. That's what I try to do, proving people wrong by what I do on the court.
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As a friend once pointed out, the crotchety dowagers do tend to get all the best lines. That may be why I have so many of them in my books.
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You have a great result if the orchestra trusts the conductor, and the conductor trusts the orchestra.
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I believe in the freedom of choice in both life and death.
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It's easy in this world, in this business, to get caught up and get jealous of people.
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I'm more of like a recreational surfer, not a consist surfer. Some people get out every week or every day.
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Everyone tells me I have a funny accent. It's because I copy people. I learned English at school but have best friends who are French, Australian, English and American; a very weird mix.
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An artist needs to live to create, and to live means to suffer.
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I'm so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff.
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Universities are in a position where they can think very creatively.
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The Popish theory, which assumes that Christ, the Apostles and believers, constituted the Church while our Saviour was on earth, and this organization was designed to be perpetual.
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The best V-Day gift I've ever received was a personalized photo collage.
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The U.S. constitution is an extraordinary document. In my view, it should not be amended often.
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That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.
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The real dividing line between things we call work and the things we call leisure is that in leisure, however active we may be, we make our own choices and our own decisions. We feel for the time being that our life is our own.
