Bentley Little Quotes
The Revelation was my master's project, and after I finished it, I thought I'd send it off to a publisher and within a year or so be a rich and famous writer. Two years later I finally sold it. For a whopping $4,000. A year after that, it finally came out. Which explains why there are all those terrible jobs on my resume!
Quotes to Explore
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When a culture has fallen totally away from spiritual pursuits into materialism, one must begin by demonstrating they are each a soul, not a material animal.
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I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
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The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together.
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Being born Roman and Romanisti is a privilege.
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I was shot in the wrist when I was a kid. Deliberately.
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I think it is not necessary at this time to put forth a grand vision such as an East Asian Community. What we must do before that is create scenarios for Japan's response in case of a serious territorial incident.
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When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near.
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I have climbed Everest from the Nepal route and the China route. The other routes are too hard for me. So I don't think I can climb Everest again.
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I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.
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Nations are divided, but we citizens need not be.
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You are not a problem that needs solving.
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For me especially, I travel a lot, and with the weather change and everything, my skin gets dehydrated very fast.
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When people ask me exactly how much time I spend in each country, I always tell them I have no idea.
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The more languages you know, the less likely you are to become a terrorist.
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Federer said something interesting once. He said that he was watching Rod Laver, and me, and he said he was trying to copy us and to be like us. And that’s a great compliment for us.
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I try to make my music interesting to me first, then hopefully other people will find it interesting, too.
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I watch the energy between the actors. That's the most thrilling and interesting thing to me about watching a movie, what the actors are doing.
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There are two things in the world that can never get together- religion & common sense.
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We cannot bank our hopes on possibilities. We must put our trust in ourselves, in our capabilities and efforts and strength and preparations not only for our success but even to avoid our own defeat.
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Politicians have a lot to deal with these days. It's a different world. You know who I feel bad for? Arab Americans who truly want to get into crop dusting. Could be their life long dream and every time they ask for a pamphlet, all hell breaks loose.
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There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.
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The Revelation was my master's project, and after I finished it, I thought I'd send it off to a publisher and within a year or so be a rich and famous writer. Two years later I finally sold it. For a whopping $4,000. A year after that, it finally came out. Which explains why there are all those terrible jobs on my resume!
