George Arundale Quotes
Our business is to stand strongly for principles, but never to attack persons, about whose lives we can know but little.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
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With the 'Old Kingdom' trilogy, at least half the readers were older adults rather than younger adults. I wrote them for myself with no particular audience in mind.
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Custom is second nature.
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I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.
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I don't want to argue with my wife about her car - or my driving.
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If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors.
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Governors normally have jurisdiction over public health emergencies, but a widespread biological attack would cross state boundaries.
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Scientists who play by someone else's rules don't have much chance of making discoveries.
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Once you start doing a lot, you don't ever want to stop working. It feels weird if you're not doing something.
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I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.
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Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful thing about jazz is its willingness to take chances.
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I denied this for many, many years and years... but you cannot help but not see a little of my mother in the character of Edna.
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Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit.
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When I analyse myself and my reactions or behaviour, there is the act and the actor. There is a division between the two and that creates conflict between 'what is' and 'what should be'.
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The worship of Adonis is united with that of Christ.
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On January 21st of 2017, the day after I take the oath of office, Americans will finally wake up in a country where the laws of the United States are enforced. We are going to be considerate and compassionate to everyone. But my greatest compassion will be for our own struggling citizens.
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I get called all these horrible names by Lindsey Graham, who I don't even know.
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The power of the individual, market forces, and the private sector permeate our lives. With that power comes responsibility to address huge challenges. Climate change cannot be solved by governments alone. Xenophobia, hatred, and intolerance - more business leaders have to play a role in trying to be positive leaders, civic leaders.
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Regulation is strangling businesses of all sizes in California, and we've got to streamline regulation so it's easy, not hard, to do business.
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Russia is an ancient country with historical, profound traditions and a very powerful moral foundation. And this foundation is a love for the Motherland and patriotism. Patriotism in the best sense of that word. Incidentally, I think that to a certain extent, to a significant extent, this is also attributable to the American people.
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I find it hard to think of myself as selling books. I don't even have a Web site. I want to sit and write, not sell.
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Our business is to stand strongly for principles, but never to attack persons, about whose lives we can know but little.
