"Unfortunately, unless the job description included a translation……" — Rachel Vincent
"Unfortunately, unless the job description included a translation of the prologue of The Canterbury Tales, I was dreadfully under-qualified."
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285 Quotes by Rachel Vincent
Rachel Vincent has 285 quotes on this site.
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Ask for the impossible, then settle instead for what you really wanted in the first place.
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The moment the door opened I knew an ass-kicking was inevitable. Whether I'd be giving it or receiving it was…
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A smart woman would have shut up. Did I? Hell no. Intelligence is overrated anyway.
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It's not the length of the word; it's how well you use it!
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When mice run, cats give chase.
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Apparently the complete works of Shakespeare packed quite a wallop. To think, my mother said I'd never find use for…
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Behind me, Marc made a soft whistling sound, clearly impressed. “That’s not standard procedure,” he said, his tone entirely too…
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Most aspects of my training didn’t agree with me. There wasn’t as much bossing around as I’d hoped for, and…
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Marc’s hand tightened visibly around Kevin’s fingers, his digits going white. Again. Both men clenched their jaws, Kevin in pain,…
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In the office, Michael sat behind our father’s desk, clicking away at the computer with his right hand, and making…
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I laughed. It was just like Owen to make excuses for someone else’s shortcomings. Even fictional characters. Owen found my…
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Screw this. He’d blown his shot at nice-and-easy, which only left quick-and-brutal—my favorite way to play.
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More Canterbury Quotes
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one of 17 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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To suggest that God specifically created a worm to torture small African children is blasphemy as far as I can…
— David Attenborough
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An acting assistant stage manager in a theater in Canterbury, a rep theater. A small wage but just enough to…
— Jeremy Irons
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It is a really good question. The other day I was praying over something as I was running, and I…
— Justin Welby
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Well the wedding in the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury was a fairy tale and there was a huge…
— Anthony Holden
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Is the Church of England an Anglican church? The church did not start in Canterbury, the church did not start…
— Peter Akinola
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England is so defined, the class system, your education. I think what was unique about the Canterbury scene.
— Kevin Ayers
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St George won 11 premierships with one Raper, imagine how Canterbury will go with 13.
— Unknown Author
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In the aftermath of the recent wave action in the Indian Ocean, even the archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williamson…
— Christopher Hitchens
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In my time as Archbishop of Canterbury I've seen a growing sense of unity and mission.
— George Carey
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PRIMATE, n. The head of a church, especially a State church supported by involuntary contributions. The Primate of England is…
— Ambrose Bierce
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What I worry about and don't like is the way in which the ideology of multiculturalism has declined into cultural…
— Salman Rushdie
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My visit this autumn is an opportunity to continue that rich tradition of visits between Canterbury and Rome.
— Rowan Williams
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