Orlando Aloysius Battista Quotes
The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.
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It's hard to bring up your children on benefit. It's easier if you can do part- time work, or even full-time work, and actually have a better standard of living, and that's the direction in which we are going.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When I was a kid, I used to have to take the garbage out at night on Wednesdays. I lived out in the country. I'd take the garbage out, and I used to pretend that I was the only person in the whole world, except for one other person, and he was looking for me.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier.
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Getting pummelled is better than not playing anything at all.
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I'm lucky enough to do what I like for work - not everyone's that fortunate.
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The mutated Marfan gene creates a defective version of fibrillin, a protein that provides structural support for soft tissues like blood vessels. Marfan victims often die young, in fact, after their aortas grow threadbare and rupture.
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We don't think that we are in a quarrel with anybody. We may have a difference of opinion, but we'll not allow such differences of opinion to grow into a problem that stands in the way of reconstructing the country and regaining the democratic path.
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I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
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I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.
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There are still so many movies made starring 50 men and one woman! A white male actor should never be allowed to complain about anything. Shut up and sit in the corner. I mean, seriously!
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We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place.
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I think whenever you see what may be the seeds of a third party, you need to be very skeptical because there's not a very good track record for third parties.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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Always give your best and try to figure out how to do an even better job.
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Directing Marilyn Monroe was like directing Lassie. You needed fourteen takes to get each one of them right.
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She was more than willing to let him walk off his temper. And the man had one, even if he wasn't willing to admit it.
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I used to go to the comic store all the time. I was into comic cards, which are essentially baseball cards for comic book heroes. They have these cool stats on the back. I had collections of these things. I still have a lot of my collection at home.
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What do we teach our children? . . . We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique . . . You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything.
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The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.
