Delia Sherman Quotes
What was the good of dreaming of adventure if you turned your back on the first one that came your way?
Quotes to Explore
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Every astronaut flew into space for a living. But while NASA has not solved the security problems, I would not put me back into a shuttle - and no other astronaut. The confidence is shaken.
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In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.
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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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Everything has a purpose or premise. Every second of our life has its own premise, whether or not we are conscious of it at the time. That premise may be as simple as breathing or as complex as a vital emotional decision, but it is always there.
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Personally, I love theater; that's where I started.
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We shall heal our wounds, collect our dead and continue fighting.
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'Life as a Dog' is when I really started to feel comfortable, like I had the due north on my compass.
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I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night.
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I think my acceleration is very good. That's the key for me.
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I never really got paid for 'Tell It Like Is,' but I look back at it and say God knew what he was doing; he probably figured that if I had got money back in them days, I wouldn't be here now. That's okay. I'm here. And I'm still singing the song.
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I said back in 2010 when I was rubbish at the European championships, 'If I never win an omnium until 2012, I don't care.' I then won Olympic gold.
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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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The quarterback is an extension of the coach and has a certain type of swagger mentality, on and off the field.
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That's the kind of motif I bring to the books - that people take charge of their own lives.
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I think it is quite untrue that it is standard journalistic practice to name the interviewer when quoting from an interview.
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Just know that as long as your family thinks you're amazing, then you really are amazing.
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Call Him by whatever name you will, and He will respond.
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I'm one of the people that, when I hear Republicans talk about repealing Obamacare, I just want to roll my eyes. Republicans talk about reform to the healthcare, and they talk about selling insurance across state lines, and that's their solution?
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I started singing in church with my sister Maria when I was four, and I've been pretty much singing ever since. There's never been anything else for me to do.
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I never had a real job, you know, I always knew I was destined for stardom. That's tongue in cheek by the way in case you haven't noticed.
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In ancient times, any man rising up above the common people tried to shape his life according to his principles; it is no longer like than now; it is (because) for the ancients, moral was a principle of inner life, whereas in our days, most of the time one is content to adhere to an official moral, that we recognize in theory, but that one does not care to put into practice.
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To me Truth is God and there is no way to find Truth except the way of nonviolence.
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As the poet has expected, the alarms now are sounded, for - and it must be said again - the birth of a poet is always a threat to the existing cultural order, because he attempts to break through the circle of literary castes to reach the center.
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What was the good of dreaming of adventure if you turned your back on the first one that came your way?
