Christina Stead Quotes
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The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
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A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
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Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
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I wonder if there'll ever be a time where you're not judged by your appearance. It seems that wherever you've got to, your appearance is always discussed. It's never said about men. We talk about a man's charisma, not his looks.
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I think that Richard Nixon is a great man and that he is very dedicated to what he does. I had the pleasure of meeting him when I attended the Republican National Convention in Miami. You can really tell that he is willing to go out of his way to help the American people.
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I just knew that God wasn't there. He was a man on a throne in Heaven, so he was easy to forget.
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Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.
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The hardest thing about having three kids is trying to find a balance, because there's always the odd man out, and you also need to make sure each child gets the attention he or she needs.
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There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
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No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her won way is without enemies.
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If there is a gay uniform, the differences are in how each man coordinates the details: the brand and cut of the jeans, the design of belts and boots, the haircut, the number and size of earrings.
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The fact is, everything we want or yearn for is won through other people. No man on an island is happy; he is merely existing. The joyous life is the one filled with rich relationships.
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I'm an old-school, embarrassing Joni Mitchell fan. Her music made a hook in my soul and hasn't let go for all these years. I even sing her songs as lullabies to my kids.
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I am a man who is noble. I have a good heart, but at the same time, I'm a little malicioso. There's no way of hiding that side.
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All these police treating our people wrong, man. Black lives matter, but we got fans of all different colors, so all lives matter.
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A little jewellery on a man is OK, although he should never wear too much. Every man should always have a great watch.
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I just want to make it clear that I have been working since I was ten years old.
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To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.
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War and drink are the two things man is never too poor to buy.
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A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking.
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Dealing with those personalities and the people who run this music thing has been most challenging. It's hard to really communicate things to people who run a business yet forget the nature of the business. They only look at the bottom line and the financial return, you know, they forget what it is they're packaging. It's art.
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Wait till you’ve washed and scrubbed for a man for ten or twelve years.
