George Herbert Palmer Quotes
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One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea.
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I know my life is nearing its end and I accept that.
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Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is?
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From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
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Do you think my mind is maturing late, or simply rotted early?
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The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.
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I like to improvise.
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Pilates is great.
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In particular, I established a reasonably accurate energy threshold for permanent displacement of a nucleus from its regular lattice position, substantially smaller than had been previously presumed.
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My last two years of high school, I think I went to Burger King every day for lunch.
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It's a huge step up from the European Indoors to then being a gold medallist at the World Championships.
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I'm a little old-fashioned.
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I got married because I wanted to do something that was more than I understood, because my feelings were more than I understood.
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My mother's proud of where she's from, and her history, and her past, and same with my dad. I have roots in Africa. Like, I am from Africa as well as from Germany, and I am very proud of that.
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The commentators of 1963 speak, in discussing Africa, of the Monrovia States, the Brazzaville Group, the Casablanca Powers, of these and many more. Let us put an end to these terms. What we require is a single African organisation through which Africa's single voice may be heard, within which Africa's problems may be studied and resolved.
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I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.
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Some primal termite knocked on wood And tasted it, and found it good! And that is why your Cousin May Fell through the parlor floor today.
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The truth is that I have lived on an even keel. I don't go down, and I don't go up. I believe in living above the line. Above the line is happiness and love, you know. Below the line is all sadness and destruction and unhappiness. And I don't go down below the line for anything.
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I've worked very hard at understanding myself, learning to be assertive. I'm past the point where I worry about people liking me.
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I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.
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You don't need a critic to tell you people aren't laughing.
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Familiarity obscures. It breeds instinct and not understanding.
