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J B Bury Inspirational Quotes (16)

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A man is free in proportion to the measure of his virtues, and the extent to which he is free determines what his virtues can accomplish.
John of Salisbury
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Before I was drafted by the Red Sox, I really didn't know that much about them, but in talking to people, they said they weren't known for stealing a lot of bases. It's nice coming to an organization that doesn't necessarily use the run game and still have them give me the green light to steal and use my speed.
Jacoby Ellsbury
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I understand the importance of giving back, and that's something I definitely want to do.
Jacoby Ellsbury
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Accurate reading on a wide range of subjects makes the scholar careful selection of the better makes the saint.
John of Salisbury
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It was fun, having speed and being able to jump. Especially playing football. I played wide receiver and defensive back.
Jacoby Ellsbury
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You can't complain when people appreciate what you're doing.
Jacoby Ellsbury
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The common people say, that physicians are the class of people who kill other men in the most polite and courteous manner.
John of Salisbury
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Between a tyrant and a prince there is this single or chief difference, that the latter obeys the law and rules the people by its dictates, accounting himself as but their servant.
John of Salisbury
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I'm half Native American and half white so I think I can adjust culturally to anything.
Jacoby Ellsbury
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Just as the soul animates the body, so, in a way, meaning breathes life into a word.
John of Salisbury
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A complete assemblage of the smallest facts of human history will tell in the end.
J. B. Bury
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The ideal of progress, freedom of thought, and the decline of ecclesiastical power go together.
J. B. Bury
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Maybe sometimes things come to you that you never, in a thousand years, would have included. But they strike a chord, so grab it. Trust your ability to know what's true to it and what would carry you off into outer space.
Joan Tewkesbury
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It should be pointed out that none of Cardew's works ever gave total freedom to the performer. The instructions were a guide which focused each individual's creative instinct on a problem to be solved - how to interpret a particular system of notation using one's own musical background and attitudes.
John Tilbury
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The thing that's interesting about storytelling is people will say, How do I write a movie I can get sold in this category? For God's sake, the first movie that you can get made will be your personal story, because nobody's heard it before.
Joan Tewkesbury
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Sometimes the most important word is no. It takes the pressure off.
Joan Tewkesbury