Beryl Markham Quotes
In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.
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I learn something in the interviews from time to time.
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Apartheid was in South Africa; now it has been transferred to Palestine.
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Africa has no future.
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Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
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It's obviously nerve-wracking, because I don't know the ropes really, William is obviously used to it, but I'm willing to learn quickly and work hard.
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We emigrated to South Africa and later to Canada so I went to school in several places.
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Men have to descend from their pedestal and learn how to be more broadminded and spiritual.
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Americans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages.
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If you have real passion for a career in game shows, be willing to serve an apprenticeship; it's the best way to learn.
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I'm always trying to learn and grow, so my diet has, over the years, evolved.
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Maybe I'll learn how, but the only thing I can do is turn down parts that would hurt my conscience.
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I want to be a better writer. I want to learn and grow, to know how to tell stories in a different and more challenging way. I've learned it doesn't get easier each time. It actually gets harder.
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I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.
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Good investors must learn to contextualize the daily background noise.
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I think we can all learn things if we really want to. It's fascinating how that can get expedited when you have a support system around you.
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When I read about genetics, I see breakthroughs every day. And while I'm trying to learn more about behavioral science, I must say that I don't feel I get tremendous intellectual stimulation from most of the things I read.
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For me, any book I'm writing is also a chance to get in and research and read and learn things that I maybe only knew a little bit about before.
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You learn a whole lot more about a person if they have bad breaks and all those kind of things.
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People have to learn who they are - you can't have somebody else telling you who you are.
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The great mass of humanity should never learn to read or write.
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I think life is more interesting when everybody's jumbled up together. When people separate out into cliques and things, it's okay, but it's a bit limiting. You can always learn things from other people. This is my theory.
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Mr. Harinton was real. There were adults in the world who would actually make sacrifices for others - not just for their own families but for anyone who needed help. Nicholas had always had the impression that families looked after one another, and he had come to understand that, on rare ocassions, children would do the same... But this was different. What Mr. Harinton was doing certainly helped Nicolas - but it also simply felt right to Nicholas. It made him want to be exactly like Mr. Harinton himself.
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I guess I'm happy that I'm getting the attention. Otherwise, I'd just be playing in a local bar in front of my family members, and I'm sure they'd get sick of that in no time.
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In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.
