Deb Olin Unferth Quotes
Humans, we just hop out of things, off things. We splatter ourselves in inappropriate places. Because we have nothing to live for. Because we want to destroy what we can. Because we want to be something we can’t. Because we don’t really believe we can die.
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The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.
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The Sherpas play a very important role in most mountaineering expeditions, and in fact many of them lead along the ridges and up to the summit.
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I wouldn't mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.
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We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.
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If you look up the definition of news in the dictionary, it isn't what you watch on TV.
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It is neither my intention to depart from the route of John Garang nor to change the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
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I think they do a great job on Queer as Folk.
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I say I am stronger than fear.
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I love that quiet time when nobody's up and the animals are all happy to see me.
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I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.
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I've played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
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It is very hard to not be able to engage with people in a real and honest way because they either want something from me, or they see me as something that I simply am not.
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I love Brooke. Exploiting her was never my intention.
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No other player on this club with the possible exception of Bruce Walker has done more to put the Dodgers up in the race than Robinson has. He is everything Branch Rickey said he was when he came up from Montreal.
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There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet.
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Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.
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Too often, governments are quick to use excessive force and even pervert the course of justice to keep oil and gas flowing, forests logged, wild rivers dammed and minerals extracted. As the Global Witness study reveals, citizens are often killed, too - especially if they're poor and indigenous.
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There was such a realness about Elvis. He never really changed from that humble boy from Tupelo, Mississippi. He became this huge star, but he always remained that Southern boy.
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When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence.
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Memo to White House: Calling voters stupid is not a winning strategy.
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I did a job. I completed my Matric and my Bachelors. I did a marketing job. I worked as a bus hostess. I did a lot of jobs; I struggled a lot. I got out from there. The first thing I did when I got out of Darul Aman was my Matric. Then I did my Bachelors privately; I kept doing it.
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I remember growing up thinking that astronauts and their job was the coolest thing you could possibly do... But I absolutely couldn't identify with the people who were astronauts. I thought they were movie stars.
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Never categorize yourself, society does that to you, don't do it to yourself.
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Humans, we just hop out of things, off things. We splatter ourselves in inappropriate places. Because we have nothing to live for. Because we want to destroy what we can. Because we want to be something we can’t. Because we don’t really believe we can die.
