Arthur Morrison Quotes
But in the end the truth prevails, if it be well set forth; and the schoolmen, groaning in their infinite labour, wearily write another prescription, admit another precedent, and make another pigeon-hole.
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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
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When it looks like I may live longer than five minutes I'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato.
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I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability and if I was forced to do it, I could probably do well. But all I wanted was to play pretend.
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I'm not super into sports.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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Writing is something I've always done on the side. I thought that no one would be interested, so I kept it to myself.
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Every role is a new form of surrender.
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Facebook and Instagram are spiritual brothers.
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It takes a lot of people to make a winning team. Everybody's contribution is important.
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'You will be very welcome,' answered Dorothy, 'for you will help to keep away the other wild beasts. It seems to me they must be more cowardly than you are if they allow you to scare them so easily.' 'They really are,' said the Lion, 'but that doesn't make me any braver, and as long as I know myself to be a coward I shall be unhappy.'
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My suffering left me sad and gloomy.
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Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society.
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God is a great concept, but it doesn't work
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The method of 'postulating' what we want has many advantages; they are the same as the advantages of theft over honest toil.
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Low-end disruption occurs when the rate at which products improve exceeds the rate at which customers can adopt the new performance.
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Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.
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All my life, I have taken inventory at intervals. For example, when I became a movie actor and suddenly I had to deal with fame, money and playing so many roles, I lost myself. I said, 'Who am I?' And I wrote my first book to deal with that, 'The Ragman's Son.'
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I am not an expert on Chinese science fiction. I probably know more than anyone else in the West, but that doesn't actually mean I am an expert.
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I took office as president in January 2003, and in April 2003, I sent to Congress my first proposal for tax reform. Some parts were voted on, with respect to federal taxes, and then it came to a standstill. Why? Because each state is interested in its own tax reform, has its own tax policy, and each state has its federal deputies and senators.
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Truth lifts the heart, like water refreshes thirst.
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I am spiritual. I believe God loves and is pulling for all of us.
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The secret of a happy life lies in renunciation. Renunciation is life.
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But in the end the truth prevails, if it be well set forth; and the schoolmen, groaning in their infinite labour, wearily write another prescription, admit another precedent, and make another pigeon-hole.
