Karl Marlantes Quotes
'The Odyssey' is the great tale, and I was really taken by 'The Iliad,' so I dig into those things, and when I was a kid I didn't. You've gotta have a certain level of understanding yourself before that stuff really starts to resonate.
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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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I've always respected and appreciated Punk, but we never really hung out. We came from the same route, but we didn't necessarily hang out in the same circles. I've always had a great appreciation and respect for his hard work.
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Contrary to the royal and uptight image of polo, I want to bring it to a younger generation. This is a great sport that can have a larger audience and appeal to more people. Sportsmanship is lacking in many other sports that I don't want to name.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
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You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.
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I am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances.
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Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package.
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When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.
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You don't put milk in chamomile tea - that's disgusting behavior! That's not right.
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As you get older, you see the world at a different angle, maybe more cynically, but I just bury my anger.
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If you are explaining, you are losing.
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People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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Experience is what enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
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Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.
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You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.
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Sincere and generous collaboration is the best way to fulfil the legitimate aspirations of each person and achieve great collective goals for the common good and the general interest.
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The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn't.
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The First Sermon on the Day of the Visitation of Mary (Die erste Predigt am Tag der Heimsuchung Mariä). (1532).
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My life, my family and my friends are back in the U.K., so ideally I would love the kind of career that is split between London and New York.
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The hijab, or sikh turban, or Jewish skullcap are all explicit symbols, but they do not represent a threat or affront to others, and have no bearing on the competence, skills and intelligence of a person.
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The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero.
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Sometimes it's nice for people not to know anything about me.
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'The Odyssey' is the great tale, and I was really taken by 'The Iliad,' so I dig into those things, and when I was a kid I didn't. You've gotta have a certain level of understanding yourself before that stuff really starts to resonate.
