Christopher Dawson Quotes
Yet humanitarianism is not a purely Christian movement any more than it is a purely humanist one.
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In my life, I wanted to feel tall. I wanted to be somebody. I wanted to be tall as the Sears Tower. I wanted to be on top of the Sears Tower. I wanted to be as strong as the Sears Tower feels.
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We talk about these legendary fighters, talk about how they had hundred-something fights, hundred-something victories... but when you look at the history books, I still beat more world champions than any fighter in history.
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Truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.
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State assaults on the separation of church and state are nothing new.
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My father was a railroad man his entire life; 43 years for Southern Railroad.
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My mother was madly adventurous. My father was an actor - he worked with Gielgud - and my mother came from a very wealthy family. She definitely wasn't meant to marry an actor, but she eloped with him one lunch-time.
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I'm very excited every time I'm at Augusta National. It's such a beautiful and fabulous golf course.
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I was always the youngest boy in my class at high school. I have retained this feeling of being the youngest, even though now I am almost the oldest person I know.
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I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far.
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I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness.
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I love all music. Right now I am loving Josh Grobin and Kelly Clarkson.
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I remember once giving my dad some drawings and writings and said, 'If you could just give these to the publisher, that would be great.' And I was about five!
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Some people think that movements, such as the movements in ballet, are a higher cultural expression, whereas some are just dirt. I think it is elitist to think that a trained movement is more acceptable than untrained and possibly unrehearsed movements.
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It's very strange that you condemn me as a terrorist at the same time as you call on me to help you combat terrorism in Iraq and elsewhere. It doesn't make sense!
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Gas consumption is growing everywhere.
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We must go through life so inconspicuously that Fate does not notice us.
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Growing up my dad was like 'Zach, you have a great last name: Galifianakis... Galifianakis... Begins with a 'gal', ends with a 'kiss''... I'm like 'That's great, Dad. Can we get it changed to 'Galifiana-fuck' please?'
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You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you, and allowing that goodness to emerge.
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Do not pour guilt into someone's psyche, and don't let anyone tamper with your conscience.
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You've got to be the best at what you can do - be the best at it! And the best has to be the best; you can't just fiddle around and hope.
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There were certainly those who rubbed their eyes in astonishment. But when we held a company discussion forum with Joschka Fischer, interest was high. Six hundred senior managers came to the meeting. In the end, there was tremendous applause for Fischer, because he offered a precise analysis of the challenges our industry faces worldwide.
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We do not segment our lives, giving some time to God, some to our business or schooling, while keeping parts to ourselves. The idea is to live all of our lives in the presence of God, under the authority of God, and for the honor and glory of God. That is what the Christian life is all about.
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Yet humanitarianism is not a purely Christian movement any more than it is a purely humanist one.
