William T. Piper Quotes
A speech is like an airplane engine. It may sound like hell but you've got to go on.
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A Persian army being then subject to great inconveniences, for their horses are tied and generally shackled to prevent them from running away, and if an alarm happens, a Persian has the housing to fix, his horse to bridle, and his corslet to put on before he can mount.
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The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower.
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I have everything that I could possibly want in life, from a gorgeous granddaughter and a wonderful wife, brilliant students, the best job anyone could hope for, and about half of my hair. Not the half I would have kept, but no one consulted me.
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I have never played a role in which someone's dark side shouldn't be explored.
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There's a finite amount of time on this planet for each of us. Sometimes, the only way we figure out how to deal with that reality - knowing that there will be an end to every story, and you don't know how many chapters are left in your book - is by living in denial.
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I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.
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I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
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Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.
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We are not anti-white. But we don't have time for the white man. The white man is on top already, the white man is the boss already... he has first-class citizenship already. So you are wasting your time talking to the white man. We are working on our own people.
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One needs to live every day according to God's commandments. And then any kind of difficulty or unpleasantness will be manageable.
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My first day of high school, I wore brown boys' corduroys that my mom had sewn Sesame Street elastic into - they were my coolest pants - and a lime green Patagonia fleece that my mom found at Goodwill. I loved fleece.
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A great literary work can be completely, completely unpredictable. Which can sometimes make them very hard to read, but it gives them a great originality.
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I had braces for six years! Kids would call me 'big teeth' or 'rabbit teeth.'
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It should not be the government running the economy.
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I don't want my life to be about a house and a car.
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The directors that I end up having a really good time with are the ones that understand the fluidity of the medium and are interested in catching lightning in a bottle.
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In the aftermath of a marriage, you feel helpless and hapless.
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It's funny that I got to do 'On the Road' because the thing that had the biggest impact on me growing up was reading books. I was very inspired by the book and this spirit of Dean Moriarty and how envious we all are of somebody who can be that carefree.
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The major cause for American Negroes intellectual and social deficits is hereditary and racially genetic in origin and thus not remedial to a major degree by improvement in environment.
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I used to do my best thinking while staring out airplane windows. The seat-back video system put a stop to that. Now I sit and watch old' Friends' and 'Everybody Loves Raymond' episodes. Walking is good, but here again, technology has interfered. I like to listen to iTunes while I walk home. I guess I don't think anymore.
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A suppressing person isn't critical. A suppressing person is a person who denies the rights of others.
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I interned at the NFL Network while I was in college, but I have not had an internship or another job other than football in a very long time.
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If you love someone, you stand by him, forever, no matter what.
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A speech is like an airplane engine. It may sound like hell but you've got to go on.
