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The decision to write full time was made when I was twenty-eight years old and had just had two small plays accepted for BBC Radio. — Douglas Kennedy
Grade 9: I was too small for football, too shy for drama class, but I did have a passion for music. And so, with a… — Jason McCoy
In the Seventies and Eighties we all had our fun, and now and then we went really too far. But, ultimately, it required a certain… — Grace Jones
Breaking accepted rules does bring people together. — Theodore Zeldin
His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people - his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all. The truth was that… — F Scott Fitzgerald
In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort to divine authority, as otherwise his laws would not have… — Niccolo Machiavelli
As a kid, you see something that you know in your heart is true. Its such a huge hypocrisy that it makes you think, Well,… — Serj Tankian
Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods — C.S. Lewis
To accept Christ is to receive Him by faith as your Lord and Savior. But, strictly speaking, the great thing to see is that God… — H A Ironside
Other countries drink to get drunk, and this is accepted by everyone; in France, drunkenness is a consequence, never an intention. A drink is felt… — Roland Barthes
That virtuous person who does not walk in the way of greed, and who abides in Truth, is accepted and famous. — Sri Guru Granth Sahib
TOMB, n. The House of Indifference. Tombs are now by common consent invested with a certain sanctity, but when they have been long tenanted it… — Ambrose Bierce
An agreeable opinion is accepted as true: this is the proof by pleasure (or, as the church says, the proof by strength), that all religions… — Michel De Montaigne
Acceptance. It is the true thing everyone longs for. The one thing everyone craves. To walk in a room and to be greeted by everyone… — Rena Harmon
Men forget that a value judgment has a raison d'tre only as a preparation for an action and a meaning solely in relation to a… — Mankind
The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerence. It is seldom accepted… — Maya Angelou
The show is like an Edwardian play - emotional life gets stepped on for the sake of accepted manners, and that's terrific for actors to… — Jason Alexander
A lot of times black folks look for love in all the wrong places. You're always looking for somebody to love you, be accepted, and… — Chuck D
I have never accepted what many people have kindly said ³ namely that I inspired the nation. Their will was resolute and remorseless, and as… — Winston Churchill
Dont let the past steal your present and future from you. You might not be proud of all the things you've done in the past,… — Melchor Lim

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