Paullina Simons Quotes
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Who is there that can adequately gauge the greatness of the humility, gentleness, self-surrender, revealed by the Lord of majesty in assuming human nature, in accepting the punishment of death, the shame of the cross?
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It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.
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The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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In some ways, my most comfortable feeling has been that of being an outsider coming in, but over the years I've tired of that and I'm ready to feel at home. That's what music gives me: a feeling of absolute home.
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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If your contribution has been vital there will always be somebody to pick up where you left off, and that will be your claim to immortality.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.
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The final phone call that said we're going to be picked up again was just a miracle. We've overcome the impossible and we're still pushing forward. I know John is smiling and so happy that he gets to watch us on TV.
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As a kid, I dreamed of being a pop star, a glamorous woman and traveling the world. And I've done that all my life.
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I don't have time to think about age. There are so many things to do.
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When I left the Giants in 2014, my comments were emotional, insensitive, and misguided, and I truly regret and apologize for my actions. I am committed to working hard to contributing to the success of the Giants.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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I am devoted to my husband and son. I am devoted to the practices and rituals that imbue our lives with a sense of meaning and purpose, that help me to live my days in the most emotionally and intellectually productive manner. I am devoted to the idea of devotion itself.
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The power should be in individual democracies in individual communities. It shouldn't be an oligarchy or some small group of elite. Power should be with the people and not with some politician or some heir to the throne or some madman.
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The VA does a lot of good things, but determining if a firm is a small business is not one of them.
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I know no man who feels deeper disgust than I do at the ambition, avarice, and profligacy of the priesthood, as well because every one of these vices is odious in itself, as because each of them separately and all of them together are utterly abhorrent in men making profession of a life dedicated to God.
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My mum lives in Boston; she's famous for teaching wushu and t'ai chi. So from when I was young, my mum and aunt were like: 'You're training; you're not playing baseball or football.' Training every day was normal. Later, when I was almost a teenager, Bruce Lee became my idol.
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Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is.
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I think that's what really a substantial work is, it's forever. It's the truth now and it was the truth then, and it will be the truth tomorrow.
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Education, particularly higher education, will take Africa into the mainstream of globalization.
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Anything which interferes with my social life is a no-no.
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When I was growing up, 'Anna Karenina' was one of my favourite books.
