William Pickens Quotes
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Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
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When something is at risk or in danger or about to be lost, those are the moments you start to realize how much it means to you.
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I have now exactly the same weight I had when I was 18, 20.
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When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
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I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs.
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I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.
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The secret is to make sure your family comes before anything else, because no matter what you do you've got to come home.
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The magic of landing my first role on Broadway went 'poof' in a matter of a few weeks.
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This is God's world, not Satan's. Christians are the lawful heirs, not non-Christians.
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One of the things that hold together a human society is the existence of basic politeness among its members.
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I live and die by puns.
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Well, I don't throw things. This particular night I brought one from the floor so to speak, and he ended up getting a cut over his head, and the police came, took him to another side of the hotel, and that was like September 6, 1981.
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Silence is ever speaking; it is the perennial flow of language.
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To you, W. B. Yeats, good praiser, wholesome dispraiser, heavy-handed judge, open-handed helper of us all, I offer a play of my plays for every night of the week, because you like them, and because you have taught me my trade.
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Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.
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There are so many different people that I've emulated vocally. In the rock world - Sebastian Bach, Vince Neil, Freddie Mercury, Robert Plant. They all had amazing vocal talent.
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Nicht das Bewußtsein bestimmt das Leben, sondern das Leben bestimmt das Bewußtsein.
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'In the fitful light of the dusky hall the newcomer's face suddenly appeared fiery-eyed and menacing, and, glancing at a portrait of Mephistopheles, Rosamond exclaimed, 'Why, you are the very image of Meph-'
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I have suffered from bullying in many ways, from bullying in school due to my disability in reading, to digital abuse that I deal with on a daily basis. I'd like to tell the kids that are being bullied that no one should have to deal with the abuse, ever!
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I appreciate any organization or individual people who sincerely make an effort to promote harmony between humanity, and particularly harmony between the various religions. I consider it very sacred work and very important work
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One may preach a covenant of grace more clearly than another, so I said. . . But when they preach a covenant of works for salvation, that is not truth.
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I know the benefits of having a really great improv show are amazing because it was this one rare and fleeting thing that was incredible, but the risk just didn't appeal to me. I liked the control of sitting down and writing things.
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Do you think that we're products of our environments? I think so, or maybe products of our expectations. Others' expectations of us or our expectations. I mean others' expectations that you take on as your own. I realize how difficult it is to seperate the two. The expectations that others place on us help us form our expectations of ourselves.
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An insignificant right becomes important when it is assailed.
