Frank Moore Colby Quotes
Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance?
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Creation's highest aim and most sublime result is belief in God. The most exalted rank of humanity is knowledge of God.
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I believe in the free enterprise system.
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The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.
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If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.
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A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its attainment, and then yield the ground when confronted by firm opposition.
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I have been a Republican, and I've worked in Republican circles for so long, and I know that there are really smart, good policy ideas that are grounded in conservative ideology that could be persuasive for women, especially in an election where no one was really excited about either candidate.
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Life is just so much fun and so filled with humor.
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There's a group of people - maybe the secular Taliban is a good name for them - who have morphed this idea, that you have to accept my values being every bit as cherished as your values. That's not tolerance... There are too many things in this world which we sit back and tolerate.
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I do take this insane pleasure in world-building. I get the world in my head, but I have to make sure everyone else gets it.
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Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.
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Dolomite is a whole mess of stuff, a mixture. It gets characterised as 'a stuff' because of the interest of oil geologists. It would have been a nonentity were it not for its applications.
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My dad's family were pretty working class, actually.
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After a 15-year career in television news, sometimes spent biting my tongue in the name of objectivity and balance, I retired to raise our two small children.
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I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
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What I think is fair to say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to suggest that perhaps I'm not who I say I am when it comes to my faith - something which I find deeply offensive, and that has been going on for a pretty long time.
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I was once supposed to play the wind in a commercial - yes, the wind. I didn't get it.
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I absolutely loathe luxury. It is the one thing I cannot stand.
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When you're with somebody for a long time or have a child with someone, you start to expect them to be this person you had in mind. Then if they don't fill the expectation, resentment starts to come up.
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Kids in general make things fresh and alive and they have this great appreciation for, Holy mackerel, we're making a movie!
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There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices. God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes - and we must.
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Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance?
