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Small: I think people feel starved of nice, glamorous entertainment. They want to see costumes and gaiety and a singe
"I think people feel starved of nice, glamorous entertainment. They want to see costumes and gaiety and a singer; old-fashioned entertainment - it won't die easily"
Ronnie Corbett, Comedian
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Small: My kids love it. I thought I was the coolest dad in the world when I got to be in a Bond film, but Harry Potte
"My kids love it. I thought I was the coolest dad in the world when I got to be in a Bond film, but 'Harry Potter', too? Well, I think I qualify for a medal for exceptional parenting or something, don't you?"
Robbie Coltraine, Actor
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Small: In 82 Brazil showed that you cant win the World Cup without a solid defense
"In '82 Brazil showed that you can't win the World Cup without a solid defense"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: I think if Tottenham are going to be top four side, the fans and the club will need to get away from the philo
"I think if Tottenham are going to be top four side, the fans and the club will need to get away from the philosophy of 'pretty football', that's got to go"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: Hes sharp, he can score and he doesnt worry about missing
"He's sharp, he can score and he doesn't worry about missing"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: These guys live and breathe football they get something out of going to the training ground every day
"These guys live and breathe football; they get something out of going to the training ground every day"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: I think the reality is that, that money was probably badly spent
"I think the reality is that, that money was probably badly spent"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: Everybody likes Brazil and we want the Brazilians to come out
"Everybody likes Brazil and we want the Brazilians to come out"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are
"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure"
Peter Marshall, Clergyman
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Small: Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do our trouble is that we do not want to do it
"Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do; our trouble is that we do not want to do it"
Peter Marshall, Clergyman
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Small: May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right
"May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right"
Peter Marshall, Clergyman
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Small: It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately f
"It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail"
Peter Marshall, Clergyman
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Small: Your law may be perfect, your knowledge of human affairs may be such as to enable you to apply it with wisdom
William Dunbar
"Your law may be perfect, your knowledge of human affairs may be such as to enable you to apply it with wisdom and skill, and yet without individual acquaintance with men, their haunts and habits, the pursuit of the profession becomes difficult, slow, and expensive"
William Dunbar, Poet
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Small: London, thou art the flower of cities all!
William Dunbar
"London, thou art the flower of cities all!"
William Dunbar, Poet
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Small: Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a ruby
"Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a ruby"
Samuel Rutherford, Theologian
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Small: The boy can do anything, but to be the star of the World Cup you have got to get to the final and win it!
"The boy can do anything, but to be the star of the World Cup you have got to get to the final and win it!"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: I played against the Brazilians in 82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup
"I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: We are told that the first part of the process is to select the very smallest seeds from the smallest plants,
"We are told that the first part of the process is to select the very smallest seeds from the smallest plants, which is not at all unlikely, but I cannot speak to the fact from my own observation"
Robert Fortune, Scientist
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Small: We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to a certai
"We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to a certain extent the formation of wood and leaves"
Robert Fortune, Scientist
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Small: Theres one of my new poems actually - is a good example of where my poetry has ended up. My earlier river poet
"There's one of my new poems actually - is a good example of where my poetry has ended up. My earlier river poetry was more like a cross between Shelley and Dylan Thomas"
Robert Adamson, Philosopher
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Small: The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation
"The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation"
Peter Marshall, Clergyman
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Small: Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change where we are right, make us easy to live with
"Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with"
Peter Marshall, Clergyman
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Small: If you hug to yourself any resentment against anybody else, you destroy the bridge by which God would come to
"If you hug to yourself any resentment against anybody else, you destroy the bridge by which God would come to you"
Peter Marshall, Clergyman
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Small: There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the p
"There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries"
Robert Fortune, Scientist
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Small: The plants are principally kept in large pots arranged in rows along the sides of narrow paved walks, with the
"The plants are principally kept in large pots arranged in rows along the sides of narrow paved walks, with the houses of the gardeners at the entrance through which the visitors pass to the gardens"
Robert Fortune, Scientist
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Small: The Chinese, by their favourite system of dwarfing, contrive to make it, when only a foot and a half or two fe
"The Chinese, by their favourite system of dwarfing, contrive to make it, when only a foot and a half or two feet high, have all the characters of an aged cedar of Lebanon"
Robert Fortune, Scientist
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Small: Nothing of the kind they do all these things in their houses and sheds, with common charcoal fires, and a quan
"Nothing of the kind; they do all these things in their houses and sheds, with common charcoal fires, and a quantity of straw to stop up the crevices in the doors and windows"
Robert Fortune, Scientist
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Small: Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form t
"Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form; the eyes and tongue are added afterwards, and the representation altogether is really good"
Robert Fortune, Scientist
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Small: When George Graham was there they complained, harking back to better days, but I think thats a fantasy
"When George Graham was there they complained, harking back to better days, but I think that's a fantasy"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: The pressures are intense, because the rewards for success and the penalty for failure are more and more
"The pressures are intense, because the rewards for success and the penalty for failure are more and more"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again
"Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: Its incredible considering the public perception that he was tight fisted and he was more than prudent, and la
"It's incredible considering the public perception that he was tight fisted and he was more than prudent, and lacked ambition to take Tottenham to where the fans wanted them to be"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: I dont think anyone enjoyed it. Apart from the people who watched it
"I don't think anyone enjoyed it. Apart from the people who watched it"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: Even though they wont finish in the top four this season, they will still be of the contenders next season
"Even though they won't finish in the top four this season, they will still be of the contenders next season"
Alan Hansen, Athlete
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Small: A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high
"A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price; it is generally grafted on a variety of the stone pine"
Robert Fortune, Scientist
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Small: To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, and with thy neighbors gladly lend and borrow His chance tonight, it
William Dunbar
"To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, and with thy neighbors gladly lend and borrow; His chance tonight, it maybe thine tomorrow"
William Dunbar, Poet
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Small: Our pleasance here is all vain glory, This false world is but transitory
William Dunbar
"Our pleasance here is all vain glory, This false world is but transitory"
William Dunbar, Poet
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Small: But I love New York. I used to set my alarm clock when I was there, and get up at 4am and get a coffee, just b
"But I love New York. I used to set my alarm clock when I was there, and get up at 4am and get a coffee, just because I could"
Gail Porter, Celebrity
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Small: Think it not hard if you get not your will, nor your delights in this life God will have you to rejoice in not
"Think it not hard if you get not your will, nor your delights in this life; God will have you to rejoice in nothing but himself"
Samuel Rutherford, Theologian
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Small: I have been benefited by praying for others for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something fo
"I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself"
Samuel Rutherford, Theologian
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