George Stillman Hillard Quotes
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I have to expend an awful lot of energy actively undoing the impact of my name. Understandably, people assume that I have at least some connection to Iran. The truth is that I don't. I have very little knowledge about the culture, the language, the history. I've never been to Iran. I've never even been inside a mosque.
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The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
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Vilification on the grounds of race or religion is always wrong. There's no place for inciting hatred within our Australia society.
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There aren't many athletes who follow their hearts. They choose to go somewhere to win more and earn more money. They're like gypsies.
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I don't think people cry reading 'Midnight's Children,' but a lot of people seem to cry watching the movie.
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Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.
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I don't get sick of 'MMMBop' in any way shape or form, and I don't know why I would.
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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
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If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I would do is buy the rights to 'Firefly', make it on my own, and distribute it on the Internet.
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As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can.
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Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.
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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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I am no prophet - and here's no great matter; I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker,And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker,And in short, I was afraid.
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'You say you're supposed to be nice to the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists and this, that, and the other thing. Nonsense, I don't have to be nice to the spirit of the Antichrist.' - Pat Robertson, The 700 Club, January 14, 1991
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The Grape that can with Logic absolute The Two-and-Seventy jarring Sects confute: The sovereign Alchemist that in a trice Life's leaden metal into Gold transmute:
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I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.
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I will cherish this as a reminder of the extraordinary, incredible outpouring of people who demanded their voice be heard in this last election so we can look forward to amazing change in this country.
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It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low life that they didn't merit their name in the Radio Times. Now people are interested in being famous. I never gave it a thought.
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I started writing to reassure myself that I was still all here.
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Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.
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I had some good teachers. One of the greatest teachers I've had is bluegrass music: going back and listening to Bill Monroe's music, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs. When I was with Ralph Stanley I learned a lot from him.
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The shadow of human life is traced upon a golden ground of immortal hope.
