Nicolas Gomez Davila Quotes
Violence is not necessary to destroy a civilization. Each civilization dies from indifference toward the unique values which created it.
Nicolas Gomez Davila
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...words were said that could not be put right again...
Cormac McCarthy
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What man would not be a dancer if he could, said the judge. It’s a great thing, the dance.
Cormac McCarthy
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The world is undoubtedly a safer, freer place because Thatcher - like Reagan - refused to back down when it came to defending freedom.
Bob Barr
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Every time I went out there I performed the best that I could and it was time to step back and clear my mind.
Jimmy Connors
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Bulls don't read. Bears read financial history. As markets fall to bits, the bears dust off the Dutch tulip mania of 1637, the Banque Royale of 1719-20, the railway speculation of the 1840s, the great crash of 1929.
James Buchan
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To this day, if you gave me $1,000, I really can't stand up - You can tell a joke. You're a good storyteller and a good joke teller.
Don Rickles
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I was 28 before I started putting on productions. I got in the back door by doing fringe shows and a lot of assisting, and I learned on the job. There weren't many female directors when I was starting out. I slowly gained confidence and understanding of the theater, but on my own terms.
Marianne Elliott
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Coming down off the trail, I am lost in my own thoughts and unprepared when a bear chugs across the path just before it gives out on the gravel road. I am so distracted that I keep walking towards the bear. I only stop when it rears, stands on hind legs, and stares at me, sensitive nose pressed into the air, weak eyes searching. I have never been this close to a wild bear before, but I am not frightened. There is no menace in its stance; it is not even curious. The bear seems to know who or what I am. The bear is not impressed.
Louise Erdrich
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I remember as a little girl I could tell you the name of the dog next door, but I couldn't tell you the names of the kids. The dog was my best friend. I love animals. They give so much to you and demand so little.
Olivia Newton-John
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I mean I grew up in Ireland, so one would have to be consciously blinkered not to have reflected on the issue of political violence because that was the story since I was 19 years old or 20.
Neil Jordan
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Violence is not necessary to destroy a civilization. Each civilization dies from indifference toward the unique values which created it.
Nicolas Gomez Davila
