Pope Benedict XVI Quotes
It is true that the Muslim world is not totally mistaken when it reproaches the West of Christian tradition of moral decadence and the manipulation of human life. … Islam has also had moments of great splendor and decadence in the course of its history.
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You won't do any more housework? Then you go to the bin.
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I think it is the fact that birds are two-legged, like us, which gives them something of our balance and gesture and makes them nearer to us.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.
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It's incredible what happens when you explain to kids what good food is - they get so excited! They go home and tell their parents... and they're excited to cook the recipes themselves in class.
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The age of Lincoln and Jefferson memorials is over. It will be presidential libraries from now on.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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For most of us, wisdom is acquired in the thicket of experience and usually meets us somewhere along the way if we live long enough. But sooner is better than later.
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In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.
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When I think of the most beautiful women, they're not supermodels.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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I don't ever want to be sad about my life.
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I don't want to collect Indian art, though pots and beadwork and blankets made by Indians remain the most beautiful art objects in the American West, in my opinion.
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I remember as a kid not ever wanting to have friends around to my house because it was, for want of a better description, disheveled.
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I get really excited about other female acts. I feel inspired when I see another women succeeding in music because it makes me realize that if they can do it, I can do it.
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Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.
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As a writer, I've always felt it's my job to be extremely careful when writing about victims, especially women.
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Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies.
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I like things simple.
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The country in which reparations actually happen is a very different one than the one we live in.
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I'll never leave 'Community,' no matter what. You're either a lifer, or you're not.
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Pilates makes you feel good because you're doing something that's good for your body, and you start seeing it. It elongates the muscles.
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I wanted to make the world's greatest football undershirt. But I realized that no team sport had equipment for apparel. Apparel was an afterthought.
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It is true that the Muslim world is not totally mistaken when it reproaches the West of Christian tradition of moral decadence and the manipulation of human life. … Islam has also had moments of great splendor and decadence in the course of its history.
