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- Nov 07, 2020
Doorstep Quotes
Quotes about what lands, literally, on your doorstep.
These quotes use doorstep both literally and as a figure of speech: papers left on one announcing unexpected fatherhood, the Cold War feeling closer for the British than for Americans, and a reminder that real drama and hardship sit closer to home than we admit. See our Animal quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every child is a gift of Allah, and every child in Pakistan, to me, is like my own child, so I will do my best to take the message to every doorstep in Pakistan. Reaching every child, every time with the polio vaccine is not only necessary, but it is our duty. This disease can't deter us; we will defeat it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mormonism is not historic Christianity. When people say, 'Well, Mormons and Christians all believe the same things,' my response is, 'If that's true, why are they always on my front doorstep trying to convert me?'
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- Nov 07, 2020
Man is a fire-stealing animal, and we can't help building machines and machine intelligences, even if, from time to time, we use them not only to outsmart ourselves but to bring us right up to the doorstep of Doom.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's this perception that there's a pipeline problem for women and people of color. I don't buy into that. I think we have a broken doorbell problem, and there are plenty of women and people of color standing at the doorstep trying to get in the door, and nobody's opening it.
- Memories
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have very fond memories of the '80s; they were very formative years for me. I certainly remember the Cold War. It was a closer doorstep for the Brits than the Americans, so it was a very real and palpable threat at the time.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some religious practitioners make absolutist claims for their beliefs: I've no interest in doing this, nor do I have any interest in converting people, which is doubtless a relief to anyone who has feared finding me on their doorstep asking if they'd like to know more about Odin.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I need them, need them to give me a kick up the arse. Otherwise I'd just be sat-in getting fat, counting me money. It's good people living on your doorstep and looking through your bins. Gives you energy.
- Every Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, 'Newsday' was the paper that was delivered to my doorstep every day.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2007, I discovered I was a father to a little boy who I did not know about. After being on MTV's 'The Real World' and traveling the world, I was greeted by a stack of papers on my doorstep informing me that I had a child.
- Drama
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- Nov 07, 2020
Beware the ends of the earth and the exotic: the drama is on your doorstep wherever the slums; are, wherever there is malnutrition, wherever there is exploitation and cruelty.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is such a rich sporting culture in Western Sydney, one that nurtured my sporting aspirations. Having Penrith Whitewater Stadium right at my doorstep was such an amazing advantage. It was a springboard to my success as an athlete, and I feel really fortunate to have grown up in this part of the world.
- Harness
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we can put a probe on Mars or put online orders on your doorstep within hours, surely we can harness our unparalleled innovative spirit to prolong and better our lives while creating thousands of new jobs in the life sciences.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
People understand we're on the doorstep of doing something really historic that will help the American people and strengthen our country for the long run.
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- Nov 07, 2020
But you say, does it represent change? The change is that we are fighting an insurance industry that has killed health reform for generations. They're spending tens of millions of dollars right now to defeat this bill, and we're on the doorstep of winning a great victory for the American people.
- Door
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- Nov 07, 2020
We operate in a world where you can have a package from Amazon arrive on your doorstep the same day; where Uber has a private driver at your front door within minutes; but when it comes to Congress, it takes three weeks for someone to get a form letter response to his or her questions.
- Theory
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- Nov 07, 2020
A unified theory would put us at the doorstep of a vast universe of things that we could finally explore with precision.
- Campaign
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been overwhelmed by the response that I have received on the doorstep during this campaign.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020