Lionel Blue Quotes
For a devotee or lover, the being, worshipped or loved, will always be the only one for her or him.
Quotes to Explore
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Whether you breach the Fourth Amendment 20 percent of the time or 100 percent of the time, it's still not the point. The point is whether or not you still collect millions of people's information with a single warrant.
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Today's kids aren't taking up arms against their parents; they're too busy texting them.
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One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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I take it seriously that it's a privilege and honor to be a role model to young girls, both black and white. It's not something I take lightly.
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Necessity makes an honest man a knave.
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'The Secret River' began because, at the age of 50, I suddenly realised I knew nothing about how my own family had got its foothold in Australia.
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The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence; he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history; and he failed to build a true international coalition.
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I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.
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Franklin Roosevelt said the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance to those who have much; it is whether we provide enough to those who have too little. This reconciliation package fails that test as well.
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It's simple to get a concussion, you know. I don't know how many I've had over my career, you know, but I've definitely had my fair share.
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I had seen 'Pillowman' in London and loved it. Being part of something that I, as an audience member, would like to be part of was one of the greatest experiences I've ever had.
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Then if your movie clicks with real audiences, you'll be sucked into some sort of Hollywood orbit. It's a devil of a place where the only religion that really counts is box office.
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They said they wanted a lot of feathers, glitter, colourful colours. A costume. So I had a lady here in Calgary make it. She just kind of put together what I had in mind.
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I try to tell a story musically in a song.
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Among physicists and chemists, cold fusion - nuclear fusion at close to room temperature - enjoys a reputation about on par with creationism.
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What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a sensitive instrument responsive to the world's beauty, is everything!
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Education and work are the levers to uplift a people.
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I feel like I've matured more musically than I have personally. But I totally embrace what becoming older has to offer. I find the wisdom that comes with each passing year is a trip.
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Discover the time of day when you write best, and write then. For me it's about 7 am to noon. For other people it's overnight. Try not to do anything other than write between those times.
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There are many persons who look on Sunday as a sponge to wipe out the sins of the week.
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Dignity is often a veil between us and the real truth of things.
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With the proper motivation, you can do anything. I was just a poor kid that ate pork and beans out of a can and apple sauce. I went from rags to riches. But it does take a lot of determination, inner strength, drive, and discipline.
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For a devotee or lover, the being, worshipped or loved, will always be the only one for her or him.
