Michael Leunig Quotes

Pursuit is a rather desperate act in itself. There's something kind of frantic about the notion of pursuit.

Michael Leunig

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Some time ago, I made a basic decision about the way in which I was going to live the little of life available to me The idea was to place myself in the presence of only those people who give off the warm, friendly vibrations which soothe the coating on my nerves. Life never was long enough to provide time for enemies.

Jimmy Breslin

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I became good at defending myself, but as far as I was concerned, that was a transient skill.

Jock Sturges

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I'm not deeply ideologically driven. I believe in good center-right politics.

John Key

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I love every type of martial arts, but with Muay Thai in general, I want to see it being brought to the public more. There is no movie that has Muay Thai incorporated into it, so I want to bring that to the public.

Tony Jaa

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If we are paying attention to our lives, we'll recognise those defining moments. The challenge for so many of us is that we are so deep into daily distractions and 'being busy, busy' that we miss out on those moments and opportunities that - if jumped on - would get our careers and personal lives to a whole new level of wow.

Robin S. Sharma

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I'm deeply driven and want my finger stuck in every pot there is.

Michael Musto

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Sanctions are a bad idea.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Machiavelli taught me it was better to be feared than loved. Because if you are loved they sense you might be weak. I am a man of the people and help them but it is important to do so through strength.

Don King

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The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food.

Dean Ornish

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I started in television as a youngster and was 14 when I started acting professionally.

Brooke Nevin

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Burning the flag is a form of expression. Speech doesn't just mean written words or oral words. It could be semaphore. And burning a flag is a symbol that expresses an idea - I hate the government, the government is unjust, whatever.

Antonin Scalia

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