Christina Stead Quotes
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The Palestinian economy is, and will likely continue to be, highly reliant on trade. And yet, trade between the Palestinian Authority and the Arab states is extremely limited.
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In Taiwan, I'd be like Michael Jordan walking down the street.
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His sanguine spirit turns every firefly into a star.
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I become irritated when I am being written off as aloof or stand-offish when I'm shy and don't know what to say.
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My grandchildren are fabulous and funny.
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People are hungry for God. What a terrible meeting it would be with our neighbour if we give them only ourselves.
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There is no tube of paint that says, 'Don't know.' I have to come to grips with it.
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An organization is great if you have a clear vision to be able to make it powerful. If you don't, an organization can kind of sap energy that could go elsewhere.
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Iain Dowie famously coined the phrase 'bouncebackability' to describe Crystal Palace's ability to come from behind. But this is a typical manager's idea, so optimistic. What fans are interested in is 'throwawayability': which teams toss away hard-earned leads? Now we know that 'throwawayability' exists because we proved last season that 'bouncebackability' exists (although, hilariously, Palace don't have it) and 'throw-awayability' is the flip side of it.
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The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.
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Don't run down dyed hair and painted faces. There is an extraordinary charm in them, sometimes.
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One had a lovely face, And two or three had charm, But charm and face were in vain. Because the mountain grass Cannot keep the form Where the mountain hare has lain.
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We still do not know the mechanics of evolution in spite of the over-confident claims in some quarters, nor are we likely to make further progress in this by the classical methods of paleontology or biology; and we shall certainly not advance matters by jumping up and down shrilling, `Darwin is god and I, So-and-so, am his prophet'
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Charm is a cunning self-forgetfulness.
