James Arthur Quotes
My first instinct is always to fight back because ever since I was a kid, that's what I've always had to do to survive.
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Reconciliation is a decision that you take in your heart.
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There's a group of people - maybe the secular Taliban is a good name for them - who have morphed this idea, that you have to accept my values being every bit as cherished as your values. That's not tolerance... There are too many things in this world which we sit back and tolerate.
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Everybody sees me as this sullen and insecure little thing. Those are just the sides of me that I feel it's necessary to show because no one else seems to be showing them.
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Mine has been a concern for the people, a concern to maintain stability, a concern to get people working together racially, ethnically, rich and poor - all segments of the city.
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I have a lot of friends that are ex-Miss Alabamas and ex-Miss Georgias.
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Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
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You have to be very brave in that first writing session.
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I've always fought for my country, in my own way, showing that Filipinos are a strong people and can do anything that they put their minds to.
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I wanted to deliver babies and become a midwife. I think childbirth is one of the most amazing things you could ever experience, and I loved working with people and seeing the joys in family when they welcome a new member to it. It really brought me joy to be around that.
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John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as running mate is the towering example of his poor judgment. Palin's ignorance of public affairs is monumental.
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To imagine is the characteristic act, not of the poet's mind, or the painter's, or the scientist's, but of the mind of man.
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To ordinary folks, conversion is not always automatic. It's something that may or may not require explicit assistance. See Billy Graham.
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I love research. I love learning...
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Deep inside, I am a shy man. And in the presence of colorful characters, I am a clam. I never try to out-eccentric the eccentricsǃ
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I work hard, and managing an inventory-based business can be extremely stressful. The upside is that, as long as I get my job done, I can take time off pretty much any time I want.
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She got the magazine on a Wednesday morning, and on Thursday announced our marriage was over.
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The ability of Texas Republicans to be effective in Congress is based on having at least 218 Republicans in the House.
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I enjoy life, and I think that's important. Life is so fragile and so fleeting, and it's over in a minute, and you've just got to grab it and do everything and not worry about it.
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Kansas is very religious, very Republican, and very straight-laced. I needed to get away from that.
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We try to create a situation where we're the casino. It's like how an actuary would set insurance rates. Predictability, predictability, predictability. What's the path to least risk? What's the greater chance of getting some return on this asset?
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There is more power in unity than division.
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I wanted to do something about a really optimistic character: a character who was so optimistic, no one could burst her bubble.
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In fact man's career has been less like a mountain torrent hurtling from rock to rock, than a great sluggish river, broken very seldom by rapids.
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My first instinct is always to fight back because ever since I was a kid, that's what I've always had to do to survive.
