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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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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I think, in Spain, they are too used to reaching the limits of democracy and then stepping over them.
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In Mexico you have death very close. That's true for all human beings because it's a part of life, but in Mexico, death can be found in many things.
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Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society - things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed.
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If I was at school and one of my friends said something funny, I'd write it down in a notebook and take it to the writers meetings. I never told my friends about it. I just thought I could incorporate stuff that was true to life.
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They wanted just the kids to get wet, but I ... just jumped out there with them.
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I'm a pretty good snowboarder but a terrible surfer.
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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.
