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Jonathan Miles Quotes

If you're trout fishing in the lochs of Scotland, your catch may end up like this: batter-crusted with that ubiquitous Scottish staple, oats; and served beside a generous mound of stovies, Scottish slang for stove-roasted potatoes.

Jonathan Miles

Recitation: by Male by Female

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Fishing End You Potatoes Up May

One congressman asked 'I just want to know if you've accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior. The minister looked stunned, and he said 'no.' The whole table almost fell on the floor. The congressman was quite serious. That was his litmus test.

Jim Sasser

You Table Serious Know Personal

You remember what you go through as a kid, what's going to make you listen, what's going to make you respond. I held onto that. People who treated me like that when I was younger got every bit of respect and attention I could give them, because I knew that they were coming at me from almost an equal level.

Jesse L. Martin

Respect People Me Remember Attention

If you elect a religious party into power, you no longer have a democracy.

Maysoon Zayid

Power Democracy You Party Religious

That's probably half the reason I wanted to be in a band - I wanted to see the world.

Jeff Ament

World Band Reason See Half Wanted

The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.

Mary Catherine Bateson

Death Ending Story Meaning Timing

Some of these guys wear beards to make them look intimidating, but they don't look so tough when they have to deliver the ball. Their abilities and their attitudes don't back up their beards.

Don Drysdale

Tough Look Back Back Up Ball Up

Even more than feeling healthy, most people want to feel free and in control.

Dean Ornish

People Control Free Feel Healthy

In a very broad statement, or mentality, you just want as many fans as you can have of your music. You want people to write songs for and connect with and play shows for.

Brett Young

Music People You Play Want Write

I went to Vegas for 22 years, married some absolutely charming women, and gave them all my money.

Anthony Newley

Women Money Vegas Years Charming

Individuals will speak their minds, which I think is healthy.

William P. Leahy

Speak Think Healthy Will Minds

When I create a character, it happens in layers. The more I write and revise, the better I understand the characters.

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Character Better Create Understand

You can't do your work worrying about what people will think of it - you kind of just have to do your work.

Scott Wolf

Work People Think You Kind Will