Alexander McCall Smith Quotes
The thought of Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni nursing secret, unfulfilled ambitions saddened Mma Ramotswe, as did the thought of people wanting something very much indeed and not getting the thing they yearned for. When we dismiss or deny the hopes of others, she thought, we forget that they, like us, have only one chance in this life.
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Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, and a textile one when it is woven.
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If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
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The next phase of the journey is to move from speculation to actual use cases - people getting into Bitcoin because they want to use it.
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Don't get between me and a really good picture in the darkroom, because then I want to go straight to the darkroom and develop it. But once that's done, I'm fine.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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It's a good thing I don't read everything Eddie says, or I'd be up in arms and not enjoying my life.
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We've all read, I'm sure, a Superman book where we didn't really feel like we knew the character. Where the writer, often with the best of intentions, has tried put a personal stamp on the character, whether it be to try and make him more current, or cool, or have a broader appeal, etc.
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I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
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I think the American people are very smart in understanding our country is very trustworthy with nuclear weapons. We've had them from the beginning. But they have also been critical for keeping the world more at peace than it would have been if it hadn't been for the American nuclear umbrella.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad.
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I was probably the only revolutionary referred to as cute.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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When you save book reports, art projects and put them in a scrapbook, it shows a kid you care and you are taking an interest in their lives.
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I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to.
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I always wrote about things that were important to me. I think our past success showed that it was also important for a lot of others.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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I'm just a beat up old third baseman. I'm just a small part of a wonderful game that is a tremendous part of America today.
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School is at once a place of hope, but it's also a laboratory that exposes our differences.
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Islamic fundamentalism is attacking us at home.
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Decades, if not centuries are normally required for people to acquire the necessary disciplines and habits. (for democracy) In Britain, the road to (democratic government) took seven centuries to traverse .
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The thought of Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni nursing secret, unfulfilled ambitions saddened Mma Ramotswe, as did the thought of people wanting something very much indeed and not getting the thing they yearned for. When we dismiss or deny the hopes of others, she thought, we forget that they, like us, have only one chance in this life.
