George Hackenschmidt Quotes
Man is a creature of light and air, and I should therefore recommend little or no clothing when training.
Quotes to Explore
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The best way to travel abroad is to live with the locals.
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Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace and security.
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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I wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It's a metaphor for women's lives, their creativity.
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You can't tag me as a regional actress.
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As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and, ultimately, unfulfilling. Our planet, our security, our sense of equanimity and our very souls demand something better, something different.
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Lester is the Rock of Gibraltar. Nothing can rattle him. I am not. I was always flying off the handle about things. And the one person who could calm me down and make me realize that none of this silliness mattered was Lester Holt.
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Far too many candidates wear their faith on their sleeve.
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Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
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However, the radio and national media depend much more on the hype from a good record label, and from a ' buzz ' about a band, then from just one or two good shows. There are a lot of artists that have a ton of good press going for them, and still do not make it big in the US.
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Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.
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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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I leave my house all the time! But I'm not at all the Hollywood parties. I'm grown, and where else am I supposed to be? I'm supposed to be home.
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Many environmental battles are won by delaying a destructive project long enough to change the conversation - to allow new economic, political and social dynamics to emerge.
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I put the movie days totally behind me... It was a part of my past that I really kind of put in a little drawer and shut the door.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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It's the irrational things that interest me.
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No one can be a true Muslim and a true American simultaneously.
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To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere, and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break. That's what I'm still working on, having done this for 20 years now.
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Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.
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Man is a creature of light and air, and I should therefore recommend little or no clothing when training.
