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Just Being There Quotes (page 18)

There are some dogs which, when you meet them, remind you that, despite thousands of years of man-made evolution, every dog is still only two meals away from being a wolf. These dogs advance deliberately, purposefully, the wilderness made flesh, their teeth yellow, their breath a-stink, while in the distance their owners witter, "He's an old soppy really, just poke him if he's a nuisance," and in the green of their eyes the red campfires of the Pleistocene gleam and flicker. Neil Gaiman
There stood a young man who had the figure of a Greek athlete and the face of an English one...Just where he began to be beautiful the clothes started. E. M. Forster
Mary Lou Retton quote: "There can be distractions, but if you're isolated from the..."
There can be distractions, but if you're isolated from the heart of the Games, the Olympics become just another competition. Mary Lou Retton
There are all kinds of darkness, and all kinds of things can be found in them, imprisoned, banished, lost or hidden. Sometimes they escape. Sometimes they simply fall out. Sometimes they just can't take it any more. Terry Prachett
There definitely needs to be water on the sidelines for these players, but I also had some Gatorade just in case they were allergic to the water or vice versa. John Madden
There’s a whole psychological reason for those cartoons about good against evil. We have "Superman" and all those other hero people, so that we can go out into life and try to be something. I’ve got most of Disney’s animated movies on video-tapes, and when we watch them. Oh, I could just eat it, eat it. […] Jimmy Cricket, Pinocchio, Mickey Mouse – these are world-known characters. Some of the greatest political figures have come to the United States to meet them. Michael Jackson
Joss Whedon quote: "There are some things I can just smell. It's like a 6th..."
There are some things I can just smell. It's like a 6th sense."Well, actually, that would be one of the five. Joss Whedon
Robert Mueller quote: "There'll be differences of opinion in just about every..."
There'll be differences of opinion in just about every intelligence analysis that you make. Robert Mueller
There's so many guys skiing so fast right now that you really have to be willing to take a lot of risks if you want to give yourself a chance to win. I'm prepared to do it; it's just a matter of if I can make it work. Bode Miller
Ethel Merman quote: "There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me...."
There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman. Ethel Merman
Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning. Bill Gates
Kirsty Gallacher quote: "Being a mother is quite tiring. There's not much time to do..."
Being a mother is quite tiring. There's not much time to do anything. You just rush around and it's hard work. Kirsty Gallacher
There are many types of preventive health care services that are covered, things like blood pressure medication, for example. And women are merely asking that their health be taken just as seriously. Sandra Fluke
Robert Fitzgerald quote: "There must of course be a relationship between translating and..."
There must of course be a relationship between translating and making poems of your own, but what it is I just don't know. Robert Fitzgerald
There are some movies I can watch over and over, never get sick of. I'll put one of those on and be puttering around the house. Then a certain scene will come on and I'll just have to go over and watch. David Fincher

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