Johnny Mathis Quotes
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Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.
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Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism.
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Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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I believe in the free enterprise system.
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I was never offended that people underestimated me because of my appearance or that they thought I was pretty and discouraged me from fighting because they didn't want me to risk hurting my looks.
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Once you understand that listeners want to be challenged, then you also understand that you can't take shortcuts.
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The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and it can affect their confidence and the overall performance of the national team on the pitch, let alone the bid to actually stage the competition.
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Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy.
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A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
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I like the dark undertow of grime, and it gets me aggressive. You need that aggression.
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In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot.
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I never have a plan of what I am going to draw.
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
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Consumers are increasingly feeling that they are being taken for a ride.
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But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.
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I go on a good many adventure-type trips. Whenever I go on one, it's always potentially going to be the setting for one of my books. I pay more attention to certain aspects than some other people might. Sometimes I use them, sometimes I don't. Most of the books I write are based on experiences I've had to some extent.
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No one is more enslaved than a slave who doesn't think they're enslaved.
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I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech.
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Cage's Music of Changes was a further indication that the arts in general were beginning to consciously deal with the 'given' material and, to varying degrees, liberating them from the inherited, functional concepts of control.
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'Esquire Magazine' just gave me 'Father of the Year'. I'll put it right up there with my gold medal. I survived; that's why they gave it to me.
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People like to talk about their hometowns and their travels, and the more places you've been, the more likely you'll be able to make a connection that can bring new business leads or career opportunities.
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I do a lot for PETA. I do a lot of things I think are really important, I volunteer at school and I'm still amazed I can pay my bills because I feel like I don't work that much, I really don't.
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I've had several unavoidable problems because of my athletic career.
