William A. Connelly Quotes
Soldiers are members of a profession of arms which has existed virtually unchanged for thousands of years- far longer than most other human institutions have existed. The Army has done so because of its unique character- a uniqueness based primarily upon intangibles that cannot be costed.
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Comfort and luxury are usually the chief requirements of life for your ego - its top priorities tend to be accumulations, achievements, and the approval of others.
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If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot.
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'Sleepless' was the first thing that came out and really gained a lot of traction online.
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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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The characters I've portrayed may outwardly be quite different from one another, but I've found that they're also intrinsically linked.
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A lot of people think that because I'm from Malaysia, I'm driven by Malaysian sound, but actually, it's mostly just my melodies.
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Enjoy doing nothing, and you can enjoy doing anything. Enjoy having nothing, and you can enjoy whatever you have.
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If you look at suburban education in New Jersey and New York, it's pretty strong, intact, doing a pretty good job. You cap taxes for those communities, can we reasonably predict it's going to be as strong 20 years from now?
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I'm a horrible perfectionist and very highly strung. That's why I do yoga: to unwind.
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I run about four to five miles, three days a week. I have four young children, so pretty much the only time I can get away is real early in the morning.
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No, we are not anti-white. But we don't have time for the white man. The white man is on top already, the white man is the boss already... He has first-class citizenship already. So you are wasting your time talking to the white man. We are working on our own people.
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I got five kids, and my oldest is a documentary film maker and camera man, and still photographer.
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My mother died when I was 12, and right after, my dad died in a car crash. I was 15 and had no family. The court sent me to live with my uncle and aunt in Missouri.
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Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me.
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The virtual world can never be a substitute for real world experience. And the more it takes over our lives, the more we forget to feel the sun on our skin, the more we forget that there is an entire universe to be discovered even during a 10 minute walk to work.
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When I'm writing instrumental music, I try to find musical and non-musical inspirations.
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Social entrepreneurs are people who have amazing passion to do good.
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Everyone says to hydrate on the plane, but I don't.
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The hymn 'Amazing Grace' is so inspirational - I wish I'd written it.
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It is only when a man feels himself face to face with such horrors that he can understand their true import.
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I'm hungry for a cold and mean character - I'd love it if someone thought I could play gritty. I want to play a baddie, someone really scary.
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I have lived under totalitarian Communism, so I prize freedom as much as anyone and have long fought for freedom of conscience and speech.
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The elimination of the will altogether and the switching off of the emotions all and sundry, is tantamount to the elimination of reason: intellectual castration.
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Soldiers are members of a profession of arms which has existed virtually unchanged for thousands of years- far longer than most other human institutions have existed. The Army has done so because of its unique character- a uniqueness based primarily upon intangibles that cannot be costed.
