Merle Haggard Quotes
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I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France.
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.
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Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.
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You don't make it anywhere without someone helping you out.
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There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
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Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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While they're building a solid foundation that will support whatever is coming down the road, Todd and I are itching to see further, to push the envelope.
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The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
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A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion.
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Maybe the Burberry woman is undefinable! I think it's less about what she looks like and more about an attitude.
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It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.
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I use the Clarisonic electronic skin cleansing system. It's great for removing excess oil and make-up and leaves my face feeling really smooth and clean. Then I apply Avon Anew Rejuvenate Day Revitalising Cream and Creme de la Mer Eye Concentrate. I think eye cream is so important - it keeps me looking young and prevents wrinkles.
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By the time I'm 40, interplanetary travel will be common. Nobody will want to talk to me at that age, anyway.
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'Elizabethtown' was a movie made for all the right reasons, and people who connect with the movie really connect to it. It's not the biggest group of people ever, but I still really believe in 'Elizabethtown.' It wasn't, like, a savage blow.
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Everyone has imaginary ideas of himself as being this or that sort of person. And you can be sure that the images are highly complimentary! But since they are purely imaginary, they are highly sensitive to assault by reality.
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This sight was terrible, more terrible than words convey, for words are cowards as men are, and hide things as men do.
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Susanna's music touched the bawdy strings Of those white elders; but, escaping, Left only Death's ironic scraping. Now, in its immortality, it plays On the clear viol of her memory, And makes a constant sacrament of praise.
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I was a pretty lousy bass player. But the band I was in couldn't find a bass player in our small town and it was more important to have a bass than keyboards, so that's what I did.
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Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.
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Learn how to set goals. That's the key to everything. That includes designing your own success. You define what the goal is, it's not somebody else's goal, it's yours.
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All I ever wanted to do was bit parts on Broadway. I have more than achieved any goal that I aspired to.
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I've got one young family by the first wife, with four children.
