Elie Ducommun Quotes
I leave to the militarists the difficult task of trying to explain to us how these wars have served to shape character or to promote the progress of civilization or to achieve the reign of justice on earth. So far, they have not come forward with the explanation.
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I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K.
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People think I look odd onstage. But the way I deal with being incredibly nervous is by concentrating really hard.
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I don't have a daily routine, beyond brushing my teeth. It changes every day.
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I think it must be so hard to start your career with everyone going on about how gorgeous you are. To be in that bracket must be so pressurised.
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The physician must give heed to the region in which the patient lives, that is to say, to its type and peculiarities.
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I think the Catholic faith is consistent with the kind of conservatism I believe in.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you. I could play the blues and then not be blue anymore.
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Sometimes you lose sight of what's going on around you.
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I know what it's like not to have food in the fridge or money to buy more.
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I'm the girl that's on the beach with a hat on, under an umbrella. Like, very shaded. But my weird thing is, I only tan my legs. My whole body's covered in the shade, and I tan my legs.
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Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.
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Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer.
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Before I came to New York, I only had a few pictures of the city in my mind. And you know 'That Girl?' Marlo Thomas jumping with her hat? I always loved that, and I wondered what that double street she crosses is. And it's Park Avenue! And that's what I can see out my window.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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Many years ago... many, many years ago, I brought up a boy, and I said to him, 'Son, if you ever become a writer, try to write a good part for your old man sometime.' Well, by cracky, that's what he did!
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It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.
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You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge.
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In film, the camera can get an array of shots so the audience can see the emotion the character is giving off. Using close-ups on the character's face really helps get the message across. On stage, you can't do that. But the stage has that live feeling that you can't get anywhere else because the audience is right there.
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Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.
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I've been working on my autobiography, just pecking away in longhand. The more you write, the more you remember. The more you remember, the more detail you recall. It's not all pleasant!
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I leave to the militarists the difficult task of trying to explain to us how these wars have served to shape character or to promote the progress of civilization or to achieve the reign of justice on earth. So far, they have not come forward with the explanation.
