Kenneth L. Pike Quotes
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It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world.
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I look for what needs to be done. After all, that's how the universe designs itself.
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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Everyone knows that Apple crushed Microsoft in the mobile era. But it was exactly the opposite in the PC Wars of the 1980s and 1990s.
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Most of Google's home technologies have failed to catch on in a major way.
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America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.
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Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.
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Many actors come and disappear into oblivion. But not Salman Khan.
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Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin.
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If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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I was born with an evil face.
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Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it.
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I think humans are fascinating in general. We're so weird. We do so many quirky things, and we don't even know it. There's just so many layers upon layers of nuances in everything we do, and the most fun part as an actor is trying to get into all those nuances, whether they're conscious or unconscious.
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'MMMBop' took about a year to actually get completed. The chorus idea had really been around for a long time, and then we built the song around it.
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Rebellion is always going to fascinate, as it's always packaged in a very safe way.
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The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.
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The unhappy truth is that male homosexuality will never be fully accepted by the heterosexual majority, who are obeying the dictates not of bigoted society or religion but of procreative nature.
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I wouldn't have a No. 1 record or song if I wasn't a hardworking person.
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Preserving parks and open spaces is a winner because it doesn't need to be explained to everyday Americans.
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There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.
