George W. Plunkitt Quotes
I ain’t up on sillygisms, but I can give you some arguments that nobody can answer.
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Cricket has become more popular, not me... When the game grows, those who've played it also 'grow.'
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Wise choices can put us in control of situations where we might otherwise be tempted to compromise our principles. We cannot control all that happens to us; however, we can choose to be in control of our responses.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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Actually, I'm not a gym rat. I'm not a gym person - I've never been. I've always been blessed to be thin. If I'm waiting for the kettle to boil, I'm doing 15 lunges.
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I was raised on movie sets, and I decided for myself at a very young age that it was what I wanted to do.
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The potential for regional conflict in the absence of an internationally active America is real.
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I was the kid who never won the races... I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.
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I used to be able to think. My brain's circuits were all connected, and I had spark, a quickness of mind that let me function well in the world.
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HB2 discriminates against fellow citizens because of who they are. This law directly challenges the legitimacy of the identity of transgender persons and then compels them to deny it every time they use a public restroom.
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As long as you get your education and you stay focused, you can do anything.
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The Holocaust movie is almost a genre in itself these days.
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The principle of democracy is all about delegation of power by the vast majority of citizens through a few chosen representatives chosen on merit and competence.
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I would think, to me, growing up in the south, growing up with all the gospel music, singing in the church and having that rhythm and blues - the blues background was my big inspiration.
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If you're in California, and it's raining, stay home because nobody can drive in the rain. It's like it's raining frogs. They're terrified.
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I like geography. I could tell you the capital of any country you want.
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Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.
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I don't feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don't care if people think I'm gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway.
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I love to conduct opera.
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A combination of the qualities of the scholar, the master cook, the painter, the gastronomer, the sportsman and the pantologist, assisted by the skill of the bookmaker and etcher, will be required to compose the cookbook par excellence.
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To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.
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Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.
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I'm spectacularly disorganised. I wrote my latest book in seven different notebooks scattered throughout my house.
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I ain’t up on sillygisms, but I can give you some arguments that nobody can answer.
