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A man is not defeated by his opponents but by himself


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When in doubt, do the courageous thing.

When in doubt, do the courageous thing.



If there was to be equal manhood suffrage the whites would be swamped all over South Africa by the blacks and the whole position for which whites have striven for 200 years or more would be given up.

If there was to be equal manhood suffrage the whites would be swamped all over South Africa by the blacks and the whole position for which whites have striven for 200 years or more would be given up.



What was everybody's business in the end proved to be nobody's business. Each one looked to the other to take the lead, and the aggressorsgot away with it.

What was everybody's business in the end proved to be nobody's business. Each one looked to the other to take the lead, and the aggressorsgot away with it.



Democracy, with its promise of international peace, has been no better guarantee against war than the old dynastic rule of kings.

Democracy, with its promise of international peace, has been no better guarantee against war than the old dynastic rule of kings.



Perhaps it is God's will to lead the people of South Africa through defeat and humiliation to a better future and a brighter day.

Perhaps it is God's will to lead the people of South Africa through defeat and humiliation to a better future and a brighter day.



History writes the word 'Reconciliation' over all her quarrels.

History writes the word 'Reconciliation' over all her quarrels.



If a nation does not want a monarchy, change the nation's mind. If a nation does not need a monarchy, change the nation's needs.

If a nation does not want a monarchy, change the nation's mind. If a nation does not need a monarchy, change the nation's needs.



Instead of the animistic, mechanistic, or the mathematical universe, we see the genetic, organic, holistic universe.

Instead of the animistic, mechanistic, or the mathematical universe, we see the genetic, organic, holistic universe.



Having no human companion I felt a spirit of comradeship for the objects of nature around me. In my childish way I communed with these as with my own soul; they became the sharers of my confidence.

Having no human companion I felt a spirit of comradeship for the objects of nature around me. In my childish way I communed with these as with my own soul; they became the sharers of my confidence.



When I look at history, I am a pessimist...but when I look at prehistory, I am an optimist.

When I look at history, I am a pessimist...but when I look at prehistory, I am an optimist.





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It was quite the most incredible event that has ever happened to me in my life. It was almost as incredible as if you fired a 15-inch shell at a piece of tissue paper and it came back and hi



Sometimes you need to let people do things for you, accept the gifts they have to offer, graciously accept it. It is a gift, Bridget, not a debt to be repaid.

Sometimes you need to let people do things for you, accept the gifts they have to offer, graciously accept it. It is a gift, Bridget, not a debt to be repaid.



What world lies beyond that stormy sea I do not know, but every ocean has a distant shore, and I shall reach it.

What world lies beyond that stormy sea I do not know, but every ocean has a distant shore, and I shall reach it.



I get little kids who recognize me from 'Mary Poppins,' and it just delights me because it's our third generation.

I get little kids who recognize me from 'Mary Poppins,' and it just delights me because it's our third generation.



crawling about the floor like half-dead November flies is one thing, and dancing reels another.

crawling about the floor like half-dead November flies is one thing, and dancing reels another.



Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord's sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.

Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord's sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.



I'm having too good of a time.

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He who holds the hook is aware in what waters many fish are swimming.

He who holds the hook is aware in what waters many fish are swimming.



Gentlemen, listen to me slowly.

Gentlemen, listen to me slowly.



The sun is a-wait at the ponderous gate of the West.

The sun is a-wait at the ponderous gate of the West.




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