Jimmy Reid Quotes

Robert Burns enriched Scottish song with his genius and is mainly responsible for the rich treasure house of song that we enjoy today. He collected folk songs, retained the melodic line, kept what words were usable and rewrote the rest. He didn't claim ownership.

Jimmy Reid

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: July 9, 1932 - August 10, 2010

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Casting young people is always so difficult, and they got it so right in 'Game of Thrones.' All the young actors are amazingly talented and so professional.

Joe Dempsie

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There's no one place a virus goes to die - but that doesn't make its demise any less a public health victory. Throughout human history, viral diseases have had their way with us, and for just as long, we have hunted them down and done our best to wipe them out.

Jeffrey Kluger

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Self esteem and a healthy body image for people with disabilities are so often hard-fought.

Stella Young

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I meditate an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. Once a year I go away for a long retreat. And overall, I just feel more comfortable in my own skin and less anxious, less sad, less fearful.

Rivers Cuomo

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I do love archery in my day-to-day life because I find it very therapeutic, and I've trained every season with the bow and arrow.

Rose Leslie

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Do you imagine Sergio Leone with a philosophy? Come on! He was a primitive of movies, a great director on set.

Luciano Vincenzoni

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I started writing in the '90s, so I was free to just have an eccentric career and not conform to some idea of what a black writer has to do. I didn't have the burden of representation.

Colson Whitehead

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Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.

Christy Turlington

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You can find bacteria everywhere. They're invisible to us. I've never seen a bacterium, except under a microscope. They're so small, we don't see them, but they are everywhere.

Bonnie Bassler

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We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness.

Petra Nemcova

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You continue to compete against the very best every day, and you will get better, or you'll be embarrassed.

Scottie Pippen

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The fourth major league game I ever saw in person, I was in uniform.

Ryne Sandberg

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