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Sometimes you have to confront your demons and sometimes even let them loose to genuinely find a place where you can gain some understanding. Peter Mullan
You Sometimes Understanding Find Some Loose Genuinely Demons Where Gain Place Confront Them Your Even
We are all murderers and prostitutes - no matter to what culture, society, class, nation one belongs, no matter how normal, moral, or mature, one takes oneself to be. R. D. Laing
Class Culture Matter Nation Society Moral Oneself Takes How Normal Mature Belongs
It's just that if you're not disruptive everything seems to be repeated endlessly - not so much the good things but the bland things - the ordinary things - the weaker things get repeated- the stronger things get suppressed and held down and hidden. Robert Adamson
Good You Good Things Stronger Suppressed Down Everything Hidden Weaker Seems Bland Repeated Get Endlessly Just Ordinary Ordinary Things Much Held Things Disruptive
Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve. Robert Burns
Character Wish Cowardly Resolve Complaint Despised Possess Firmness Always Exertion Enduring Whining
There is nothing in the whole frame of man which seems to me so unaccountable as that thing called conscience. Robert Burns
Me Man Nothing Frame Unaccountable Seems Which Whole Conscience Thing
We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it. Robert Louis Stevenson
Parliament Know Ashamed
No man is useless while he has a friend. Robert Louis Stevenson
Man He Friend While Useless
Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week. Robert Louis Stevenson
You Doctor Year Hesitates Month See About Give Week Push He Make Does Accomplished Brave Even
Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say. Robert W. Service
You Words Brainy Say Those Wisest Sure Your
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. Saint Patrick
Me World Better Poverty Become Affliction Worthy See Exalted Above Delights He Since Know Most Surely Lord Am Nor Than Riches Should Grant Measure Present Present World
An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing. Samuel Smiles
Reality Our Possibility Performing Itself Anticipation Intense Often Being Which Capable Things Desires
When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious. Sean Connery
You Nice Think Harmonious Musical Someone Hear Very Scotland North Speaking
Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts. Thomas Carlyle
Silence Must Both Divine Also Dead Learn Human Arts Therefore Speech
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world. Thomas Carlyle
You Man Yourself World Honest Man Rascal Make Sure May Then Less Honest
Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom. Thomas Carlyle
Kingdom
No person is important enough to make me angry. Thomas Carlyle
Angry Me Important Enough Make Person
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education. Walter Scott
Education Worth Men Own Out Had Hand Chief Anything Turned Who
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. Walter Scott
Life Guide Perfection Discretion Duties Us Reason
Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety. William Drummond
Silence Peace Words Safety Before Repentance Own Mouth Guard Destroy Put Thy Cometh Lips Much Speaking Lest Bridle Thine Tongue Set
He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not reason is a slave. William Drummond
Fool Will Dares He Cannot Bigot Reason Slave
As to my followers, I wish no man to follow me who is not sound at the heart in the cause of his country; and either at the head or in the ranks of these, I will always consider it my glory to be found. William Wallace
Me Man Heart Cause Will Wish Country Consider Ranks Follow Followers Head Glory Always Sound His Either Who Found
Nothing that's forced can ever be right, if it doesn't come naturally, leave it. Al Stewart
Nothing Come Forced Leave Naturally Ever Right
In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury. Alex Ferguson
Relationship Problem Smoking Rare Alcohol Harmful Weakens Rare Thing See More Football Term Sportsman Becomes Real Real Problem Susceptible Short Which Short-Term Prefer Much Body England English English Football Injury Thing Player
I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now. Alex Ferguson
Losing Fuse Like Quicker Goes Maybe Short Now Away
It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject; the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to enterprise, thought, and perception of an individual. Alexander Fleming
Thought Perception First Enterprise Out Details Lone Individual Advance Idea Prime Makes Due Subject May Worked Worker Team Who
Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids. Alexander Graham Bell
Army Protection Neither Aerial Nor Very Any Against Little Navy
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