Dean Inge Quotes
Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true.
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The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly.
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One of the most effective tools in Brazil's efforts to eradicate slavery is a register compiled by the government that lists individuals and businesses found using slave labor. Those on the 'dirty list,' as the register is known, are fined and remain on it for a minimum of two years during which they cannot access public funds.
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I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to supply the humor of it yourself.
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On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.
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My stepfather was quite into opera, but he'd play it when he was in a bad mood, so you'd hear this boom through the floor, Wagner, and you'd feel nervous.
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When I do retire, I will miss the trips with the team, the jokes with my teammates, the habits: having breakfast with them, playing with them, all the little things.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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Getting four people awake, fed, dressed, and out the door on time is a challenge. Add to that making a school lunch, and you can tilt over the edge. Unless you are well prepared and have a simple method to follow.
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Making my class laugh and getting in trouble. I was the class clown.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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The only thing I miss on stage is the falsetto.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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If there's one message I want people to take away is never compromise being your authentic self. Even if that means making others uncomfortable.
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With any character I have played, there's infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they react to things.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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I am wired like a CEO and care a great deal about the bottom line, but I care about my customers even more than that. That's always been my competitive advantage.
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My mother's kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child.
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Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.
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Keep a grateful journal. Every night, list five things that you are grateful for. What it will begin to do is change our perspective of your day and your life.
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A true gentleman is one who is never unintentionally rude.
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Our praying, to be strong, must be buttressed by holy living. The life of faith perfects the prayer of faith.
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Not all clever words are true. ... And inversely most things that are true are not clever.
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Clear, unscaleable ahead, Rise the mountains of instead From whose cold, cascading streams None may drink except in dreams
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Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true.
