Alan Paton Quotes
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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The want of money is the root of all evil.
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I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
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Whatever life lesson I'm going through at any point in my life, projects just somehow magically appear that help me work through it.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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There are two kinds of ham: raw and cooked. Raw ham is cured with salt and/or smoke over time; cooked ham is boiled. Every culture that makes ham has its own unique and various methods.
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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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You can't play it safe if you want to get ahead.
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I think it's time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I've lived in New York for a really long time.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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The smorgasbord of images now presented to us is getting bloodier. They're becoming more frequent - almost hourly.
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Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table.
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Don't take 'no' for an answer.
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Most historians and other writers of what we now consider 'primary sources' simply didn't think about women and their contribution to society. They took it for granted, except when that contribution or its lack directly affected men.
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I think golf is literally an addiction. I'm surprised there's not Golf Anonymous.
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When you're 27 million strong, no one can tell you that you don't belong or expect you to just move along.
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You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.
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Just as dressing well in your forties entails making choices that reflect who you are and not just wearing generic basics, looking good as you get older requires accentuating and enjoying what's specific to you rather than striving for cookie-cutter perfection.
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If I have accomplished anything good, then it's mainly because I've been driven by the need to know whether I can accomplish things I'm not sure I have the capacity for.
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Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep.