William Arthur Dunkerley Quotes
Thank God for sleep! And when you cannot sleep, still thank Him that you live to lie awake.
Quotes to Explore
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V-necks are great because you can get a little fat and you still look kind of good - and I like to get fat sometimes, so it's nice. I like to fluctuate between the world of skinny and fat, so V-necks suit me well.
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I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach.
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At the U.N., I routinely encounter countries that do not want to impose sanctions or even to enforce those already on the books. The hard-line sanctions skeptics have their own self-interested reasons for opposing sanctions, but they ground their opposition in claims that America uses sanctions to inflict punishment for punishment's sake.
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I'm saying, Come on, the global warming thing? How did the ice melt during the ice ages? Was the dinosaurs driving SUVs around back then?
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We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts and ensuring infill development strengthens the surrounding neighborhood.
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It's kind of cool to have the whole country at your back. Not just a city, but the whole country is rooting for you.
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I don't know how much I believe in redemptive stories, even though people want them and strive for them.
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Surely, God could have caused birds to fly with their bones made of solid gold, with their veins full of quicksilver, with their flesh heavier than lead, and with their wings exceedingly small. He did not, and that ought to show something. It is only in order to shield your ignorance that you put the Lord at every turn to the refuge of a miracle.
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No new horror can be more terrible than the daily torture of the commonplace.
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The sand as white as old bones, the pine trees strangely red where the sun comes down. I cannot say if it is our love, or the day, that is ending.
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They will come to learn in the end, at their own expense, that it is better to endure competition for rich customers than to be invested with monopoly over impoverished customers.
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I have been unexpectedly confronted with my own mortality as I was told that I had cancer.
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This is America. Success is not guaranteed.
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What is Americanization? It manifests itself, in a superficial way, when the immigrant adopts the clothes, the manners and the customs generally prevailing here. Far more important is the manifestation presented when he substitutes for his mother tongue the English language as the common medium of speech.
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Not many people know this, but when Yes first started doing club dates back in 1968, '69, we did a few tracks from 'The Magic Garden' album in our set. We just loved the harmonies that the 5th Dimension had as well.
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I've never cheated or been cheated upon. I've seen my parents together and secure. So I feel the same way. Infidelity stems from low self-esteem. You want to cheat when you don't feel good about yourself.
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I've never categorically been a banker. I had two internships while I was at university. The decision was more banking, or magic, and I went with the latter.
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I still blog, but I do think blogging will become obsolete, as there are more ways of interacting on the Web with low barriers to entry for people to engage and participate.
Biz Stone
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Good or bad people can be democratically elected, but it is always easy to fight for human rights under this system.
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It would be possible to optimize some forms of goto, but I haven't bothered.
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My favourite thing to do in any city is just to get lost and go for long walks.
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Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.
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Play every gig Every song Every note Like it's the last one One of them will be Never throw it away Or take it for granted Put some bourbon in your coffee Pour some gravy on the mashed potatoes A little catsup on that T-Bone, please
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Thank God for sleep! And when you cannot sleep, still thank Him that you live to lie awake.
