William Lee Miller Quotes

Abraham Lincoln was not philosopher, exactly. But he did have a strong mind, which sought generalizations as well as particulars. He had a terrific memory.

William Lee Miller

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• Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.

  

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• I was very shy and reserved, so it was a bit contradictory to get into politics.

  

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• What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.

  

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• If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you?

  

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• Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.

  

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• 'Ender's Game' has fabulous opportunities for spectacle, where appropriate, but there's also a tremendous central character. It's a balance.

  

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• I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors.

  

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• Searches of al Qaeda sites in Afghanistan, undertaken since American-backed forces took control there, are not known to have turned up a significant cache of nuclear materials.

  

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• Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.

  

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• Ultimately, in the long run we need to immunise our system from being overly responsive to fluctuations in the exchange rate; that is, people should, by and large, be reasonably hedged, or they should borrow more in domestic currency rather than foreign currency.

  

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• Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Nobody that matters, that is.

  

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• Half of my life, I've had people staring at me because they think I'm funny-looking and ugly. The other half of my life, I've had people staring at me because they think I'm fascinating. Everything neutralises. It's more of a statement on society and how weird it is.

  

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• Our mission on Apollo 14 was to be the first to do science on the moon, so we had to be careful about getting everything in during the allotted time.

  

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• If I can, I love staying in pajamas all day and watching movies and eating good food.

  

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• There's definitely been times where there's stuff that I have not been comfortable with, and I've had to put my foot down.

  

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• If I hear one more tailgate in the moonlight, Daisy Dukes song, I wanna throw up.

  

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• It's kind of good to do things while you're young.

  

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• Forties are good! I'm thinking with my brain now, which is a lot more clear, and women seem to appreciate that. It's a wonderful decade where you're in control of yourself but the women are still interested.

  

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• Today we're going to try and say his name...OH! OHHH! Can you even say a part of his name-OH! OHHH!'

  

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• Prithee don’t screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

  

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• Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.

  

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• A sober, devout man will interpret 'God's will' soberly and devoutly. A fanatic, with bloodshot mind, will interpret 'God's will' fanatically. Men of extreme, illogical views will interpret 'God's will' in eccentric fashion. Kindly, charitable, generous men will interpret 'God's will' according to their character.

  

  E. Haldeman-Julius
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• Abraham Lincoln was not philosopher, exactly. But he did have a strong mind, which sought generalizations as well as particulars. He had a terrific memory.

  

  William Lee Miller
  • Mind
  • Strong
  • Memories