Buzzy Trent Quotes
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We're a nation of celebrity and hero worshipers, so much so that we make heroes out of those who aren't, such as John Wayne: a patriotic, red-blooded, two-fisted American who spent the Second World War in the trenches on the movie lots of Hollywood.
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Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.
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Before being a player, I was a diehard fan of Roma, so I know what the fans felt when we won.
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Being at school, being who I am, being an athlete, it was hard to find people like me. There's not many athletes that can be at my level. That was kind of hard finding people who love something so much they want to keep on doing it.
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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There are those who believe that the value of a children's book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. In fact, I happen to think that's huge.
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Upon the death of my father, our family and myself were emotionally and financially exhausted.
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The successful business executive can handle challenges and solve problems at a remarkable clip.
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The thing is, the Tulsa experience that I wrote about in 'The Outsiders' is closer to the universal experience than it would be if I wrote it from L.A. or New York. It's an everyman story.
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For a long time, it was believed that war was waged by armies which could not be identified with the nation itself. Professional soldiers took upon themselves the job of defending national interests, and it was understood that the war affected only them; the country itself went on living and working.
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Music was sort of my thing at first.
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Sometimes his methods are questionable, and even his morals are questionable, but his intention is always to protect Sydney. So in that way I think he's a good parent.
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I don't believe that someone who sets up an institution should be able to take out the money from the institution or pay dividends to shareholders. I am not saying that institutions should be set up for charity.
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I would love to do an electronic record. There's just so much to see and do and try. And life goes by.
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I think there's a really mature side of me that can deal with problems - but when I'm with my friends, I get to act much more kidlike.
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Cancer victims who don't accept their fate, who don't learn to live with it, will only destroy what little time they have left.
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We must make it clear that our problem is not in Mecca but in Brussels.
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I worked at this place called Water World; it was a waterslide park. My brother and my dad framed my first paycheck from this place - which was for $0.00 dollars - because I didn't even make enough to cover the cost of my uniform!
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Artists of all sorts remain youthful for so long, and in many cases attain a grand old age. The explanation is that they live in an almost permanent condition of stimulation and excitement.
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I love riding, even if it's just my Vespa. You just zip and do your thing. I find there's a different awareness when I ride; it connects me to my senses and to God.
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It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and the heroes just kind of come along for the ride.
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Capitalism has its weaknesses. But it is capitalism that ended the stranglehold of the hereditary aristocracies, raised the standard of living for most of the world and enabled the emancipation of women.
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The idea of stuff just hanging in my closet and not being used - there's a little bit of the African in me that gets bothered by that somewhat.
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A Big Wave is like a Beautiful Woman.....exciting to look at and thrilling to ride.
