Desiderius Erasmus Quotes
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We always see abhorrent behavior and say why, but then we get mad when somebody tries to answer.
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When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
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We all should face some failures in life and learn from them. We should accept it and move on.
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I get over-excited by every opportunity that comes my way. I end up doing too much.
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I'm not telling you what to do on the Sabbath, and you won't tell me.
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I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food.
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I think people are too hard on the Pistols. The Pistols started the whole punk thing and never saw much money.
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I will say I remember the best thing in terms of publicity was being on the cover of Newsweek.
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Seek that which within lies waiting to begin the fight of your life that is everyday.
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O what is life, if we must hold it thus as wind-blown sparks hold momentary fire?
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My notion of a wife at 40 is that a man should be able to change her, like a bank note, for two 20s.
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It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.
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I asked my mother could I have an instrument. She said, 'Well if you go out and save your money.' So I went and got - I made me a shine box. I went out and started shining shoes, and I'd bring whatever I made.
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It doesn't matter how much wisdom you have. If you don't have position, you have nothing. That's the tragedy of India.
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While it's easy for South Sudan to feel distant, the situation is all too real for the South Sudanese mothers choosing which child gets to eat tomorrow. This is a time when we must look outward together and declare that humanity has no borders - no one deserves to suffer like this, especially in a world of such abundance.
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Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.
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Companies like Spotify, the new Apple service, and all the others are really going to have to pay artists more. And I think it's a matter of time; I think a lot of these companies and the individuals that are involved in them realize that as well. They know that artists are not getting what they should be getting.
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I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique.
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We're very lucky people, doing something that we really love to do. I feel privileged to have been an actor all my life.
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I believe that once people really grasp what is at stake for their health and their lives, and for the health and lives of their children, they will do everything in their power to protect the living world.
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Sixty years is cause enough to sing In celebration of a gentle life! To the mother and the wife, Taking pleasure in what love might bring, Yearning for what's worth the treasuring.
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My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism.
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Flowers that bloom in the winter may not survive till spring.
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Fortune favors the audacious.
