William Faulkner Quotes
Like a fellow running from or toward a gun ain't got time to worry whether the word for what he is doing is courage or cowardice.
Quotes to Explore
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It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
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In many parts of the world, more people have access to a mobile device than to a toilet or running water.
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My dad tells me that he took us to a pantomime when I was very, very small - panto being a sort of English phenomenon. There's traditionally a part of the show where they'll invite kids up on the stage to interact with the show. I was too young to remember this, but my dad says that I was running up onstage before they even asked us.
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Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
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Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.
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Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.
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I think that what's been holding composers back a great deal is that they feel they must have a new style every year. This, in my case, would be hopeless. In fact, it is said that I have no style at all, but that doesn't matter. I just go on doing, as they say, my thing. I believe this takes a certain courage.
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If the City Council wants to hold the police accountable, it has the subpoena power and oversight responsibility to do so. They don't have the courage to do it.
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Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
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Seems like we were always running away from President Obama or trying to undo what he's done.
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A mistake that a lot of us have made, related to those who advocate for gun safety legislation, is that we try to process it through our legislative bodies, and that's where the NRA's strength lies.
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I think, my own personal view is there should be higher and higher levels of autonomy; government should not interfere in setting up colleges, in running colleges. The market, the society will decide which is a good university, which is not a good university, rather than government mandating.
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The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.
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I would love to play a crazy Russian spy, run with a gun. That's something I would love to do.
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There can be a fundamental gulf of gracelessness in a human heart which neither our love nor our courage can bridge.
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In my writing with Extreme, there are heavy themes. The cover photo has me with a gun to my neck. I am not advocating suicide. I am taking the philosophy that man is the measure of his own fate.
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Another thing I like to do is sit back and take in nature. To look at the birds, listen to their singing, go hiking, camping and jogging and running, walking along the beach, playing games and sometimes being alone with the great outdoors. It's very special to me.
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Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.
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I'm a long distance runner, and I get my best ideas when I'm out running. It also helps that I can't write it down immediately - if you hold onto an idea, other things will stick on it.
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You can't always be the jokester and the doormat.
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My father was a lawyer and to my best knowledge nobody in my family before had interest in science.
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Not even close, ... Once I can transfer my weight to my front leg and just do it with a lot of force, and I don't even think about it, the home runs will come.
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We're living proof that nice guys always finish last.
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Like a fellow running from or toward a gun ain't got time to worry whether the word for what he is doing is courage or cowardice.
