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“Compromise, hell! That's what has happened to us all down the line -- and that's the very cause of our woes. If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in freedom treat it as if it were a roll of bologna to be bartered a slice at a time?”
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“If each of us can learn to relate to each other more out of compassion, with a sense of connection to each other and a deep recognition of our common humanity, and more important, to teach this to our children, I believe that this can go a long way in reducing many of the conflicts and problems that we see today.”
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“Gary Speed was honourable, trustworthy and a joy to manage. He was honest, he was a role model and he was a great bloke. An avid learner, he recognised responsibility and he was always fully committed.”
Source : "Howard Wilkinson on Gary Speed: 'He leaves a huge, huge void'" by Howard Wilkinson, www.theguardian.com. November 27, 2011.
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“Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you cant get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you can win with your curve.”
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“I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.”
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“To me, it’s always what’s next and I think that’s what drives most very successful people. It’s never about the money. I mean that’s a way of keeping score. It’s about achievement and it’s about winning a game and it’s about upping the ante.”
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“I want to buy my mom a house; I want my family to never have to worry about anything. And I just want to have an amazing career in music, because I love to do it.”
Source : Interview with reporters during a media conference call, idol.blogs.pressdemocrat.com. March 11, 2011.
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“Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can.”
Source : Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.47, Penguin