Francis of Assisi Quotes
Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.
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After the bones mended, my left eye was smaller than my right, and my eyebrow never grew back. But you know what? Big deal. I think I became beautiful after the accident. I became kinder, more aware. I gained respect for other people.
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Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.
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The simpler I keep things, the better I play.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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I don't think I could ever give up music. It's what makes me tick. If there was no music, there would be no writing.
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You never know what the future holds, so I am just enjoying being happy, healthy, and having my wonderful husband by my side.
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I think there's something really poetic about using nuclear power to propel us to the stars, because the stars are giant fusion reactors. They're giant nuclear cauldrons in the sky.
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The main characters for 'The Seer and the Sword' made an appearance one night and then haunted me for over five years before I began to write them down. Does that count as inspiration? For me, characters tend to show up, stay on to help with the work of writing their stories, and then occasionally deign to visit after a book is finished.
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The guys in my band are good friends on and off the stage. The band members that I have now is probably the best band that I have ever had.
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When I am in Egypt, I am along for the ride - I am a privileged outsider, but an outsider nonetheless.
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Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
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A writer is someone who tells you one thing so someday he can tell his readers another thing: what he was thinking but declined to say, or what he would have thought had he been wiser. A writer turns his life into material, and if you're in his life, he uses yours, too.
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I was just the perfect person to play the Mini-Me character.
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It's great living with your best friends.
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I guess I'm a good manager now. Moreover, I'm loving the concept of donning the producer's hat. It's all very exciting as well as a great learning experience. You're a part of a film right from its conception to its execution, and that's an amazing feeling.
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As I told the students every time I visited a campus, you are the director of your own movie, and if you aren't enjoying what you are doing, change it.
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You go see a great production of 'Romeo and Juliet,' where those kids are full of life and love, you hope and forget.
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There's no political point worth my son's life.
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When we helped prevent the massacre of civilians trapped on a distant mountain, here's what one of them said: "We owe our American friends our lives. Our children will always remember that there was someone who felt our struggle and made a long journey to protect innocent people." That is the difference we make in the world.
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People travel because it's a treat. For me, staying at home is a treat.
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I enjoyed being a teammate of Deion Sanders. He brings different elements to the game that many people would not even realize, and to watch and witness a superior talent like him and watch him prepare and train, and study the game is truly amazing.
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Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.
