Special Places Quotes - Page 3

• The very special place that a language occupies among institutions is undeniable, but there is much more to be said-, a comparison would tend rather to bring out the differences.

  Ferdinand de Saussure

  Differences, Special, Language

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• I try to collect money and I keep it in a special place called the bank. I collect a bunch of things called money, dollar bills, and I keep them in a safe under my bed.

  Jake M. Johnson

  Special, Trying, Bed

  Source: www.buzzfeed.com

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• Hawaii is a special place because we have a very diverse population there, who are very respectful and tolerant of those who have differing opinions and different views.

  Tulsi Gabbard

  Views, Special, Population

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• When I was a boy, my parents were writers and they owned a bookstore, 'The Complete Traveler in New York,' so writing and books have held special places in my heart all my life.

  Mike Greenberg

  New York, Book, Writing

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• In this century the writer has carried on a conversation with madness. We might almost say of the twentieth-century writer that he aspires to madness. Some have made it, of course, and they hold special places in our regard. To a writer, madness is a final distillation of self, a final editing down. It's the drowning out of false voices.

  Don DeLillo

  Editing, Self, Voice

  1982 Owen Brademas. The Names, ch.5.

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• There is a very special place in the Australian psyche for sport. It is one of the pillars of the Australian way of life. You don't really understand what makes the Australian nation tick unless you understand the great affection Australians have for sport.

  John Howard

  Sports, Special, Pillars

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• There's a special place in heaven for caregivers.

  Maureen Reagan

  Daughter, Dad, Father

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• You're sitting with some guys, and you're playing and you go, "Ooh, yeah!" That feeling is worth more than anything. There's a certain moment when you realize that you've actually just left the planet for a bit and that nobody can touch you. You're elevated because you're with a bunch of guys that want to do the same thing as you. And when it works, baby, you've got wings. You know you've been somewhere most people will never get; you've been to a special place.

  Keith Richards

  Baby, Wings, People

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• There's a special place in hell for what some people have done but there's also a special place in God's heart for their forgiveness.

  Johnny Hunt

  Leadership, Christian, Heart

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• You can see my guns at my apartment. The safe room is a special place... It's good to have a safe room in your house. It's storm-proof; we've got food, store supplies, all kinds of stuff.

  Luke Scott

  Gun, House, Storm

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• The Holy Father held a special place in the hearts of more than 1 billion Catholics worldwide.

  Todd Akin

  Father, Heart, Catholic

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• There'll be a special place in hell for the tape back-up people.

  Adam Osborne

  People, Special, Tape

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• The Army's always had a special place in my heart.

  John M. McHugh

  Heart, Army, Special

  "Obama nominates GOP congressman as Army secretary", www.cnn.com. June 2, 2009.

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• The 76ers hold a special place in my heart and I am intrigued by the opportunity to return to Philadelphia, where I was part of a rebuilding program, joining the team the year after it went 9-73 and going to the NBA Finals just four years later.

  Doug Collins

  Team, Heart, Opportunity

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• Loneliness is a very special place, Silently silently you touch my face

  Dennis Wilson

  Loneliness, Special, Faces

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• Ancient traditions have long associated holy wells and springs as very special places of the Goddess or anima mundi: symbolic of the Great Mother and associated with birth, the feminine principle, the universal womb, the prima materia, the waters of fertility and refreshment and the fountain of life. The dreaming sites, as they are called, have also been associated with visions, healing, and other paranormal experiences. In ancient Greece, for example, there were more than three-hundred medical centers placed at water sources, where patients experienced healing.

  Christopher McDowell

  Life, Mother, Dream

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• The Madden NFL franchise holds a special place in popular culture and the cover is a coveted position for players all over the league. I'm honored to be the first cover athlete chosen by Madden NFL fans and it's a great way to cap off an amazing year for the Saints and the city of New Orleans.

  Drew Brees

  Athlete, Player, New Orleans

  "Nfl Draft Is Today, Drew Brees Steals Its Thunder With 'madden Nfl 11' Cover" by Brian Warmoth, www.mtv.com. April 22, 2010.

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• I think the first feature of any director is going to hold a special place in their heart. It's kind of like a first kiss in that its highly anticipated and will be forever ingrained in your memory, but at the end of the day you're just trying not to slobber all over the other person.

  Nicholas Ozeki

  Memories, Heart, Kissing

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• I've always had a special place in my heart for old women digging through garbage bins. They saved my life so many times as a baby.

  Emo Philips

  Baby, Heart, Special

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• There are people in the world who won't watch a movie that's in black and white. There's got to be a special place in hell for them.

  Michael McKean

  Black And White, People, Special

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• That's what people do when they find a special place that wild and full of life, they trample it to death.

  Carl Hiaasen

  People, Special

  Carl Hiaasen (2014). “Carl Hiaasen Collection: Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp”, p.211, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• I really was interested in doing something for a premium channel like Showtime or HBO, just because you get to really let loose. I think they let their storylines go wherever they want, and it's really a special place to work.

  Ben Schwartz

  Thinking, Hbo, Special

  Source: collider.com

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• Turkey was fantastic, Turkey was like mystical and such a special place. Just unique, something that's really hard to describe, such beauty, those mountains and the stone is kind of, eroded? Special erosion which makes what you see just something that seems, it's been made for a movie, it's like something out of fantasy except it's real.

  Violante Placido

  Real, Unique, Erosion

  "Violante Placido GHOST RIDER THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE On-Set Interview". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. January 5, 2012.

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• Sweden is the home of my ancestors, and I have reserved a special place in my heart for Sweden.

  Carl David Anderson

  Home, Heart, Special

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• New York is such a special place. It's really intense for people because they live here when they're young. On top of the energy of the city there's a visceral experience a lot of people have because it's a time in their lives where they're just absorbing a lot. Things take on a significance that they might not otherwise.

  Meghan Daum

  New York, Cities, People

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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