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The enemy? His sense of duty was no less than yours, I deem. You wonder what his name is, where he came from. And if he was really evil at heart. What lies or threats led him on this long march from home. If he would not rather have stayed there in peace. War will make corpses of us all. J. R. R. Tolkien
Human rights' are a fine thing, but how can we make ourselves sure that our rights do not expand at the expense of the rights of others. A society with unlimited rights is incapable of standing to adversity. If we do not wish to be ruled by a coercive authority, then each of us must rein himself in...A stable society is achieved not by balancing opposing forces but by conscious self-limitation: by the principle that we are always duty-bound to defer to the sense of moral justice. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
God does not begin by asking our ability, but more of our availability. When we prove our dependability, He will in crease our capability. Neal A. Maxwell
Roald Dahl quote: "Watch with glittering eyes the world around you. Those who do..."
Watch with glittering eyes the world around you. Those who do not believe in magic will never find it. Roald Dahl
This music that was supposed to only come from tapes like in any restaurant. Something would happened. One bird will start to do a little jazz thing, and another bird will start to answer. John Hench
I slipped the book into my pocket. I assure you to leave off reading was like tearing myself away from the shelter of an old and solid friendship. Joseph Conrad
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I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then. Alan Ladd
Things that bring out your emotions are what should be in theaters and in books. That's what art is. It makes you feel things. Dominique Swain
Our votes must go together with our guns. After all, any vote we shall have, shall have been the product of the gun. The gun which produces the vote should remain its security officer - its guarantor. The people's votes and the people's guns are always inseparable twins. Robert Mugabe
At the moment I'm enjoying a new challenge at the Royal Opera House, but I'm also keen to pursue my interest in television and particularly in science. Deborah Bull
Randy Bachman quote: "My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies."
My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies. Randy Bachman
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I was an only child until I was 11 years old, which is when my sister was born. So for 11 years, it was just me. Vanessa Paradis
No, I'm not Byron, it's my role To be an undiscovered wonder, Like him, a persecuted wand'rer, But furnished with a Russian soul. I started sooner, sooner ending, My mind will never reach so high; Within my soul, beyond the mending, My shattered aspirations lie: Dark ocean answer me, can any Plumb all your depth with skillful trawl? Who will explain me to the many? I... perhaps God? No one at all? Mikhail Lermontov
With the increasing demand for oil around the world and the rising costs in Oregon and throughout the nation, we must focus on the development of alternate energy sources, especially those that are clean, efficient and renewable. Greg Walden
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My father was always getting excited about something. It's genetically inside me somewhere. Nicolas Cage