Rich Davis famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Every historian loves the past or should do. If not, he has mistaken his vocation; but it is a short step from loving the past to regretting that it has ever changed. Conservatism is our greatest trade-risk; and we run psychoanalysts close in the belief that the only "normal" people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anybody else.
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Saint George killed the last dragon, and he was called a hero for it. I've never seen a dragon, and I wish he would have left at least one. Saint Patrick made a name for himself by running the snakes out of Ireland, leaving the place vulnerable to rodent infestation. This business of making saints out of men who exterminate their fellow creatures has got to stop. All I'm saying is, it's starting to get a little lonely up here at the top of the food chain.
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I've had my run in with trouble. Fortunately, you know, one slap on the hand is usually the last time for me... I learned my lesson.
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I really hate it when I can’t score runs from a ball.
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There is something about music that keeps its distance even at the moment that it engulfs us. It is at the same time outside and away from us and inside and part of us. In one sense it dwarfs us, and in another we master it. We are led on and on, and yet in some strange way we never lose control.
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If you've never stared off in the distance, then your life is a shame.
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The greatest distance in the world is the 14 inches from our minds to our hearts.
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I don't know how long a child will remain utterly static in front of the television, but my guess is that it could be well into their thirties.
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Autumn can be glorious but menacing too - the long shadows, brisk winds, scurrying leaves, impending frost.
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It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone.
