Alan Paton Quotes
I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.
Quotes to Explore
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Democracy opens new vistas and opportunities. We should use the opportunities it offers to correct past mistakes not to blunder anew.
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Surprisingly, I'm not a fan of guns or anything like that!
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The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.
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I write songs, and I sing them. I never formulated a plan; I can't tell anyone else how to do this. But it feels right, so I just kind of enjoy it and get on with it.
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If you date one woman a year, times 10 years, and that's 10 women.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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If you don't get killed, it's a lucky day for anybody.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.
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The utilization of flat roofs as 'grounds' offers us a means of re-acclimatizing nature amidst the stony deserts of our great towns; for the plots from which she has been evicted to make room for buildings can be given back to her up aloft.
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No phone, a movie, a glass of wine, and some salad. Perfect!
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There should be a policy to have a mechanism in place to decide when and how to import or export.
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For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial 'I eat ethnic food', to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.
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The idea of regretting not doing this seemed insane to me. Sitting in the corner at a bar at age 60, saying: 'I could've been Bond. Buy me a drink.' That's the saddest place I could be. At least now at 60 I can say: 'I was Bond. Now buy me a drink.'
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The military executes policy decisions.
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Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed.
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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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The question of modernization is central to disturbances in the Middle East and in Africa. Everyone is after modernization, no matter where they come from. But you have to be careful about it, and more importantly, you have to have sense about it.
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After moving to L.A., I've started to appreciate the relaxed American look.
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The Americans just have a great sort of wit about them.
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We must shout out from the rooftops that Minneapolis is the best place on Earth.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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So instead of watching TV, we read every night together as a family.
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I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.
