Alan Paton Quotes
The truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions.Alan Paton
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I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously.
Octavia Spencer -
These things don't just come, arrive and settle like a bird picking up a few bits of crumbs. They develop. I think the best word for these things is develop. They develop because of the human beings who just happen to be there at the time.
Patrick Macnee -
The average celebrity meets, in one year, ten times the amount of people that the average person meets in his entire life.
Jack Nicholson -
The rights of copyright holders need to be protected, but some draconian remedies that have been suggested would create more problems than they would solve.
Patrick Leahy -
I'm easily entertained.
Abdullah II of Jordan -
I do feel that the boys are getting left out. Girls will read boys' books, but boys won't read girls' books. If you're writing for a girl, you've got most of the audience on your side anyway.
S. E. Hinton
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We are not opposed to public transportation. We are opposed to wasteful boondoggles.
Larry Hogan -
I don't look at myself as suffering.
A. J. Langer -
I have a great office.
R. L. Stine -
Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and in my case over-work.
Adam Ant Adam and the Ants -
No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
Orville Wright -
I find the business world hard.
Haile Gebrselassie
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In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.
Fareed Zakaria -
I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
Wendell Berry -
Looking back... it's hard to understand what all the fuss was about as things changed in just a few years. When you look at all the things that have happened in the world, it seems very small.
Zola Budd -
People don't usually compliment your character.
Taylor Swift -
As far being the face of boxing, I don't like to name myself that. I leave that up to the media and the fans.
Canelo Alvarez -
Obviously, that off-the-ice battle I went through, plus injuries I came back from, I always felt the fans are really knowledgeable there and respected and appreciated guys that gave whatever they had and guys that fought through things.
Saku Koivu
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I used to feel very lonely on the team. The boys would all pair up.
Victoria Pendleton -
The Indian community in the U.K. has a unique place in our diaspora. U.K. is the first country which has an Indian community truly representative of its diversity.
Preneet Kaur -
When you're playing country music, you have to tell the truth.
Christian Kane -
And when we have that drink together which we both so richly deserve, I hope we can discover a way in which the mayoralty can continue to benefit from your transparent love of London, a city whose energy conquered the world and which now brings the world together in one city.
Boris Johnson -
Control your inner dialogue. Talk to yourself positively all the time.
Brian Tracy -
The truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions.
Alan Paton