Laurence Housman Quotes
My best chance is that, in a happy moment, I hit upon St Francis as the subject for a series of plays. Others might have written them better: but, as I have written them, the advantage will probably remain mine.
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One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
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I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record.
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War diminishes both civil and economic rights.
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Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent.
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If you're not kind, then you won't be attractive to me personally because that spirit shines through and makes people attractive.
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Modesty is my best quality.
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I think comics are really part of The Zeitgeist. They reflect back to us the issues that we're concerned about in the time they are written.
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You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed.
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Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?
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If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn't know. So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He's not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.
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I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.
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God is everywhere.
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As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women's rights and value.
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I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion.
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I sort of fall apart in terms of stamina after about 25 minutes!
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I believe in my music.
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People in Tulsa are totally friendly; the crowds are very nice.
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The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.
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I always remember liking school.
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I'm happy - I moved into my new house, which is the first time I've owned a home on my own. It's a big step, and my brother lives with me - I'm so happy about that.
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Taking care of yourself is so important.
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Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.
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My best chance is that, in a happy moment, I hit upon St Francis as the subject for a series of plays. Others might have written them better: but, as I have written them, the advantage will probably remain mine.
