William Thomas Councilman Quotes
There is no force inherent in living matter, no vital force independent of and differing from the cosmic forces; the energy which living matter gives off is counterbalanced by the energy which it receives.
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Johnny Carson was a mean-spirited human being. And there are people that he has hurt that people will never know about. And for some reason, at some point, he decided to turn that kind of negative attention toward me. And I refused to have it.
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I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider, did give me an ability to see the country in a slightly detached way. I suppose I was made aware of what Englishness actually is because I only became immersed in it later in life.
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I grew up in London, one of four children. We were a very loud family, not a lot of listening, plenty of talking. My mum was a hearth mother: she loved to gather us all around her - Sunday lunches were a big thing. She was very good at thinking on her feet - people used to say she should go into politics.
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You were born as the one you are.
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Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard.
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One person's rights do not have to come at the expense of another's. If we can find common ground on religious freedom and LGBT issues in Utah - one of the nation's most religious and conservative states - we can do it anywhere in the country.
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I hate birthdays.
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I don't know anyone male or female who can quote-unquote have it all. It's a made-up idea. Men don't have it all. They may have it better because they get paid more for the same work, but they don't have it all.
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I know what I try to do. I try to be professional, turn up, not make too much fuss, do the job.
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When I'm upset, everyone knows about it, and it's a selfish trait because everyone suffers.
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Hell, that's why they make erasers.
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Great God, I ask thee for no meaner pelfThan that I may not disappoint myself,That in my action I may soar as highAs I can now discern with this clear eye.
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To cut out every negative root would simultaneously mean choking off positive elements that might arise from it further up the stem of the plant. We should not feel embarrassed by our difficulties, only by our failure to grow anything beautiful from them.
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The wisdom of age: don't stop walking.
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My parents have always had pretty high expectations, but they're very supportive.
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Saving a letter from an old friend doesn't exist anymore. Everything is texted or emailed.
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I've always had a slightly overactive imagination.
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What's great about well-written material is, if you can shock with justifiable actions, that's the best.
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Whatever I can do to win, I'll do it, even if I have to get hit by a pitch, whatever it takes.
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Science is what scientists do, not what nonscientists think they do or ought to be doing. Wetenschap is wat wetenschappers doen.
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I felt like I could write about quiet, self-contained moments and also about those moments when the world rushes in again.
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A few of us who are around the sixty mark don't play that much these days and if you are taking on a couple of guys in their forties it is very difficult.
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There is no force inherent in living matter, no vital force independent of and differing from the cosmic forces; the energy which living matter gives off is counterbalanced by the energy which it receives.
