David Jenkins Quotes
I think we could stack up. I don't know how it would be to have the whole world looking over your shoulder.
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Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides.
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Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.
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I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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We know that reading to children is a crucial step. From the beginning, babies who are read to are exposed to the cadence of language, and school-age children who read at home for 15 minutes a day are exposed to millions of words.
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I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not.
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What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
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I've definitely had my moments in relationships where I've been able to say yes, I have been heartbroken, my heart has been broken.
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I'm a very independent woman.
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I don't go out, so I don't get attention from girls. They're not going to have posters of me on their walls. I just try to get on with my life.
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I was not a giant comic book fan as a kid, but to the extent that I did read comics, Spider-Man was always my favorite guy.
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I worked in Dad's stores, moving boxes - I remember quite well one stockroom that was upstairs - sweeping floors, laying tile. I also had paper routes.
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Not everybody should be laughing at everything at the same time. That's not even natural. My thing is to feel natural, because I don't want to feel like I could just make people laugh at every single joke, every single time, with the same decibel level.
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I am convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly to each other the things we hold in our hearts, and that too often are said only behind closed doors. There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground.
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'I'm tired of being what everyone else has made me,' I said. 'I want to be myself.''Don’t be a child.'I looked up, startled and angry, though of course there was nothing to see. 'What?''You are what your creators and experiences have made you, like every other being in this universe. Accept that and be done; I’m tired of your whining.'
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I am going to marry my novels and have little short stories for children.
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Part of our evolutionary heritage is the ability to adapt - species that survive, adapt. Humans adapt by altering their priorities to match evolving values.
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So after a while, if people won't accept your excuses, you stop looking for them.
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I think it's natural for youth to be drawn to newness: The world is still new for them.
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I believe each individual can have a say and make a difference.
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People in the U.K. share my bemusement with the United States that America doesn't share with itself. They have a sense of irony, which America doesn't have, seeing as it's being run by fundamentalists who take things literally.
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My job was to find interesting material that would give us a quality television show.
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I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd had before. I thought I'd just try writing, and maybe start directing, but I did it very quietly.
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I think we could stack up. I don't know how it would be to have the whole world looking over your shoulder.
