Max Lerner Quotes
The tourist who moves about to see and hear and open himself to all the influences of the places which condense centuries of human greatness is only a man in search of excellence.
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I don't understand it. Jack will spend any amount of money to buy votes but he balks at investing a thousand dollars in a beautiful painting.
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I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.
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There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.
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Our forefathers made one mistake. What they should have fought for was representation without taxation.
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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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The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.
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I love wearing men's clothing and underwear.
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I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.
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Eventually somebody will want me, and there will be a role that is mine.
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I would not do anything to besmirch my reputation any further than it has already been.
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The most abundant resources that we possess amongst the 1.5 million nonprofits in the United States are passion and knowledge, yet our most scarce resource is collaboration.
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We cannot undo the past in this misguided war in Iraq.
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I will come up with a project that will wipe out poverty in the Philippines in two years. I want to remove the people from economic crisis by using the Marcos wealth. Long after I'm gone, people will remember me for building them homes and roads and hospitals and giving them food.
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During the 2000 election, the current administration told our military, help is on the way. That is clearly not the case. The administration has failed to request the funds needed for the defense of this Nation. We must give the Army what it needs.
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It's not healthy to be jealous.
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No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.
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Some have argued that the Christian notion of Scripture is not epistemologically sustainable. It's not philosophically possible with rigor to uphold the Christian understanding of Scripture.
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You must learn to talk clearly. The jargon of scientific terminology which rolls off your tongues is mental garbage.
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People ordinarily don't think of their orchestras as important as we'd like them to be. People don't care about their friends and neighbors who sit down to commit excellence three or four times a year, but they will go see the tall bald guy with three names from television.
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You cannot plant greatness as you plant yams or maize. Who ever planted an iroko tree - the greatest tree in the forest? You may collect all the iroko seeds in the world, open the soil and put them there. It will be in vain. The great tree chooses where to grow and we find it there, so it is with the greatness in men.
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I really lucked out in terms of how my parents encouraged me to develop my own personality so I didn't just feel incredibly insecure and like I didn't fit in.
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The tourist who moves about to see and hear and open himself to all the influences of the places which condense centuries of human greatness is only a man in search of excellence.
