Jacob Epstein Quotes
I remember my father, who was 'somebody' in the synagogue, bringing home with him one of the poor men who waited outside to be chosen to share the Passover meal. These patriarchal manners I remember well, although there was about them an air of bourgeois benevolence which was somewhat comic.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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The power of Twitter still never ceases to amaze me.
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Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.
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I see that it is impossible to remember a long poem without practice and repetition; so is forgetfulness of the words of instruction engendered in the heart that has ceased to value them.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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I believed or thought I was disoriented and the victim of a bizarre dream and I believe I paced in and out of the room and possibly into one of the other rooms. I may have re-examined her, finally believing that this was true.
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Grass-roots work is not flashy, and rarely celebrated on the national media level, but that is where change begins.
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A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.
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Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy.
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I remember when I first came to Liverpool, Pepe Reina helped with everything, and he made it easy for me. When I was Atletico Madrid captain, I tried to help everyone. These are the basics in football: you need to create an atmosphere and try to create a group of friends. It's not easy, and it doesn't always happen, but you have to try.
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People with water-borne diseases occupy more than 50% of hospital beds across the world. Does the answer lie in building more hospitals? Really, what is needed is to give them clean water.
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We all know funny people who can't get it down on the page - even funny writers who can't get it down on the page.
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I've been careful in love. I've been careless in love. And I've had adventures I wouldn't trade for anything.
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I have been the last space marine between earth and an alien invasion. I really just don't need to go there anymore.
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The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American.
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AIDS today is not a death sentence. It can be treated as a chronic illness, or a chronic disease.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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The moment you enlist in the army of God, you personally become a target. You need to remember that if you're living for and walking with Jesus Christ, the powers of darkness are aligned against you.
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Italy: '...they are indeed a repulsive nation these dagoes, both the men and the women & I'm just longing to quit them for good & all !!!' (18 September 1918)
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I wanted to be like my father, who was a cattle man and a rodeo roper. And that was - he was my hero, and I wanted to be more like him.
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If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
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I remember my father, who was 'somebody' in the synagogue, bringing home with him one of the poor men who waited outside to be chosen to share the Passover meal. These patriarchal manners I remember well, although there was about them an air of bourgeois benevolence which was somewhat comic.
