John Hancock Quotes
I John Hancock, . . . being advanced in years and being of perfect mind and memory-thanks be given to God-therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die [Hebrews 9:27], do make and ordain this my last will and testament...Principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it: and my body I recommend to the earth . . . nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mercy and power of God. . .

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I love to be with my son and my grandchildren, like normal people. I have no particular idea of what I represent to other people. It's very mysterious to me. I don't understand it.
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At 93, so deep in dementia that she didn't remember any details of her life, my mother somehow still knew songs.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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I think that when we strip people down, most of us want the same things. People just have very different views of how to get there.
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule.
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Music is very abstract. When we talk about music, we're not discussing the music itself but rather how we react to it.
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Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
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I like to say there's certain things you can't take back: One of them is 'I love you,' and one of them is bullets.
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I still live in Inglewood and have a great relationship with my Mexican family.
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Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, 'Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.' That's not valid for people who want to think and reflect.
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Coming from a middle class background, travel was always considered a luxury then, even if it meant going to a relative's place or a religious shrine.
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After graduating from National School of Drama, I started doing theatre in Delhi. But there was not much money in Hindi theatre.
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I'm a healthy weight for my height, and I like how I look on most days.
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Space expands or contracts in the tensions and functions through which it exists. Space is not a static, inert thing. Space is alive; space is dynamic; space is imbued with movement expressed by forces and counterforces; space vibrates and resounds with color, light and form in the rhythm of life.
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'The media challenged me. `You're not going to bring atheists into the government? How dare you maintain that those who believe the Judeo-Christian values are better qualified to govern America than Hindus and Muslims?' My simple answer is, `Yes, they are.'' 4
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If out of reading this book you get just one thing-an increased tendency to think always in terms of other people’s point of view, and see things from their angle-if you get that one thing out of this book, it may easily prove to be one of the building blocks of your career.
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Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?
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'And we jolly green giants cuz we smoke so much broccoli'
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Inequalities are permissible when they maximize, or at least all contribute to, the long term expectations of the least fortunate group in society.
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I know now, Lord, why you utter no answer. You are yourself the answer. Before your face questions die away. What other answer would suffice?
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I don't know - I don't listen to the radio that much. I really am an old-soul kind of girl.
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Our international success started out first because we became the No. 1 casual wear brand in our home market of Japan. Then, we set up stores in the world's major fashion centers of New York, Paris and London.
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Yeah, I was born in Montreal and I go back to Vancouver and Toronto a lot, so I have a sense of being Canadian, and I was raised by two Canadians, and my wife is Canadian, so yeah, I feel it.
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I John Hancock, . . . being advanced in years and being of perfect mind and memory-thanks be given to God-therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die [Hebrews 9:27], do make and ordain this my last will and testament...Principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it: and my body I recommend to the earth . . . nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mercy and power of God. . .