Channing Pollock Quotes
Two things are as big as the man who possesses them - neither bigger nor smaller. One is a minute, the other a dollar.
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Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.
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I realized, 'Oh, it's easier to get what I want if I embrace the sex symbol thing.' Microphones are more in my face, and I can say things about the kids that I mentor and open more access to more doors.
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Rahm Emanuel is, we are almost certain, a vampire.
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One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.
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I think the CG is an instrument to create reality. I don't think it's an instrument to create a heightened reality.
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My favorite thing about New York is the view, the skyline.
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By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
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There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre.
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I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.
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I see that already in this present world I am exalted above measure by the Lord. And I was not worthy nor such a one as that he should grant this to me, since I know most surely that poverty and affliction become me better than delights and riches.
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I love lamps. I can't stand overhead lighting. I have to have everything on a dimmer.
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I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.
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I learned to be a hot-air balloon pilot to take tourists over the Masai Mara Reserve in order to earn some money and finance the work I was doing with my wife, Anne. We were studying the life of a family of lions for more than two years. Taking pictures was a way to capture information we could not put in words.
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Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw.
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Being married gives one one's position like nothing else can.
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Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.
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The idea of a flip book still really appeals to me. That idea of fiction and non-fiction.
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It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
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I've already proved I have what it takes to be the champion. I'm right there.
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If I'm stuck in the midst of a story, I take a nap. It often works, and if it doesn't, I still feel better.
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I'm so grateful to Hugo Lindgren, Jon Kelly, and the people who gave me the opportunity to write a weekly column. It's an amazing thing to do, and when I started they both said, you know, the problem with columns is they just exist forever.
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Since by the ordination of God I both am called and am Emperor of the Romans, in nothing but name shall I appear to be ruler if the control of the Roman city be wrested from my hands.
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We're very proud to be part of the eurozone. But this comes with obligations and it is crucial we show the world we can live up to those obligations.
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Two things are as big as the man who possesses them - neither bigger nor smaller. One is a minute, the other a dollar.
