Elizabeth Goudge Quotes
Nothing living should ever be treated with contempt. Whatever it is that lives, a man, a tree, or a bird, should be touched gently, because the time is short. Civilization is another word for respect for life.
Quotes to Explore
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When you have that connection to say, 'I'm going to play for something bigger than myself,' man, you have a chance to do something good.
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Some reporter called me 'the angriest gay man in the world' or some such. Well, it stuck, but I realized it was very useful.
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I wasn't rebellious. Other friends had far stricter parents and where there wasn't a relationship of respect and communication, they were usually the opposite; kids go to the other extreme.
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If God be an infinite being, there cannot be, either in the present or future world, any relative proportion between man and his God. Thus, the idea of God can never enter the human mind.
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When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.
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Desire is the very essence of man.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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The hardest thing about having three kids is trying to find a balance, because there's always the odd man out, and you also need to make sure each child gets the attention he or she needs.
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I may have managed to build a successful technology startup that had gone public by the time my three kids hit their 13th birthdays, but don't think that bought my wife and me any special respect from our teenagers.
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This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.
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I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime.
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I never get scared making these kinds of movies because it's all make-believe, but I did cry when I saw the finished version of Man On Fire because it is so sad.
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It is a true miracle when a man finally sees himself as his only opposition.
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In order to be rated as good as a good man in the field of her earnings, she must show herself better than he. She must be more steady, or more trustworthy, or more skilled, or more cheap in order to have the same chance of employment.
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We have not yet seen what man can make of man.
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I dig Steve Harvey: he's the suit man. I be checking him out.
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If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
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I was brought up to think a lot about food and have respect for it, both as medicine and something to eat and enjoy.
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The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world.
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Many deeds are done so as to forget another deed: there are also opiate activities. I exist so that another will be forgotten.
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It's not better to substitute palm oil to get the trans fats out.
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Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.
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No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.
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Nothing living should ever be treated with contempt. Whatever it is that lives, a man, a tree, or a bird, should be touched gently, because the time is short. Civilization is another word for respect for life.
