John 5 (John William Lowery) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.
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I can only control what I can control.
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If you spend a week at a casino you will very easily see that people have a certain way of behaving in a casino.
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I grew up reading 'The Jungle Books' and loving them.
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What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?
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Our country has had a hard time learning that lesson with energy.
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Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.
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A craftsman knows in advance what the finished result will be, while the artist knows only what it will be when he has finished it. But it is unbecoming in an artist to talk about inspiration; that is the reader's business.
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It is only by the amplification of titles that you can often touch and satisfy the imagination of nations; and that is an element which Governments must not despise.
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When we have relationships with animals, we often make up who they are.
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Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.
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I think writing well takes a little bit of talent and an awful lot of work.
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I do everything in moderation.
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What I quickly discovered is that our so-called new South Africa has as much material for a story-teller as the old one. The landscape hasn't really changed. Who is in power now is different to who was in power then, but the squatter camps grow like cancer, the rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
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I think everyone born in Oregon is an environmentalist by birth.
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Many business leaders are seeing the relationship between long term success and sustainability, and that's very heartening.
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My favorite super hero has always been Spiderman.
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I watched a lot of Jerry Rice's film just to learn how to run routes, but it was so difficult to imitate him, and he didn't play with the same body language that I wanted to play with.
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Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment.
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Employers need to recognize that the world has changed and there are people who would like to help them provide solution in ways that are new, modern and that add value to companies.
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
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I still always think the greatest moment for me, as a writer, is when I press that button and send the first draft of the script.
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When I started knocking on Highland doors in May 1983, two things struck me more than any other. First was the sheer depth of hostility towards the Tories in general. Second was the particular hostility towards Margaret Thatcher and her local ministerial spear-carrier, energy minister and incumbent MP of 13 years' standing, Hamish Gray.
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I want to make money playing guitar.
