Mattie Stepanek Quotes
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There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.
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The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is Possible.
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We seek for truth in ourselves; in our neighbours, and in its essential nature. We find it first in ourselves by severe self scrutiny, then in our neighbours by compassionate indulgence, and, finally, in its essential nature by that direct vision which belongs to the pure in heart.
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I just love playing in major championships.
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There's show and there's business. Business is a whole other beat.
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Let's be cautious about dreaming up extreme scenarios. The situation in Iraq is still salvageable.
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I have goals and ambitions, and I see myself as a lifelong baseball student. I have certain philosophies that I'd like to test at some point at the big league level. The job of manager appeals to me, a coach appeals to me, at a different time frame.
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No one plans to get sick or hurt - I certainly didn't - but most people will need medical care at some point in their lives.
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I don't really get recognised very much.
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I tried to play sports, which was a disaster and probably one of the reasons I ended up being an actress.
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I think I may not be able to retire.
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I care a lot about big food and everyone's right to healthy, nutritious food and what's caused obesity in America and obesity in children in America.
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It was helpful to have the confidence of youth that came from a lack of desperation. I thought, 'If I don't succeed, I'll go back to school and study.'
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I remember, as a kid, going into other people's houses. Everything was different. The smells in the kitchen were different; the clothing was different. That bothered me. There's something very mysterious about other families and the way they function.
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I think George Foreman must have gained about 350 lbs and is slow as ever.
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If what you're talking about is seeing someone perform, then I'll have to say that in the rhythm-and-blues side of things, seein' Otis Redding live was it, you know?
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I work everywhere. If there is a nice adventure in South Korea, for example, why not? Russia, Brazil, whatever. I'm ready for almost anything.
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We are protecting civilians. We are unarmed. We are no threat to you. Please do not shoot.
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The difficult thing about a pop record is that you're given guidelines: it has to have 3 choruses, and then it must be between 3 minutes fifteen seconds and three minutes forty-five seconds.
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My job is not to solve people's problems or make them happy, but to help them see the grace operating in their lives.
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If you, or any public-spirited programmer, wanted to figure out what the software on your machine is really doing, tough luck. It's illegal to reverse engineer the source code of commercial software to find out how it works.
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We all present versions of ourselves. The person you are at work is not the same person you are at home. The face we present in our most intimate relationships is not the face we present to the world.
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I want to be remembered as a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played.
