John Hancock Quotes
I urge you by all this is dear, by all that is honorable, by all that is sacred, not only that you pray but also that you act!
Quotes to Explore
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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There is a role and function for beauty in our time.
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I'm very easily distracted unless I have music on. Listening to music while I brainstorm makes me think of scenes that would fit the mood of the music I'm playing.
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One of the things the novel can do is address big questions in ways that are accessible to people. It's not that I want to teach people, but these are the things that interest me, and this is my medium for exploring ideas, and I think the potential of novels to do that is massive.
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There have been many times when I've been asked to appear and I'd say to myself, what am I going to talk about? Early on, when I did interviews, I'd tell everyone, Don't ask me about dates. I don't even remember what I did yesterday.
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From Mark's standpoint, when he was playing last year we weren't as good certainly as we are now, ... I think we're better now. And hopefully that will prove out to be the case.
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The good and wonderful thing about my whole career is that I've always felt that the audience, if I do it well, will track wherever I go, whether it's President or a lawyer or bad guy or good. All I have to do is execute the material enough where they buy into it. I've had the great luxury of the audiences accepting that.
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The golden rule for understanding spiritually is not intellect, but obedience. If a man wants scientific knowledge, intellectual curiosity is his guide; but if he wants insight into what Jesus Christ teaches, he can only get it by obedience.
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We're going to live on the edge. My spikes will have chalk on them.... We're pretty aggressive within the law. As a professional, I'm troubled if I'm not using the full authority allowed by law.
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Is the universe 'elegant,' as Brian Greene tells us? Not as far as I can tell, not the usual laws of particle physics, anyway. I think I might find the universal principles of String Theory most elegant - if I only knew what they were.
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The good thing about acting is that it always keeps you on your toes... It's not like any other job where you can go in and do the same thing as yesterday.
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We know how popular it is in the States, and I think the bill looks very interesting. California is probably our biggest market in the States, so we're looking forward to that.
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I will not bare my soul to their shallow prying eyes. My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
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He who trades pacing for gimmicky open-world freedom deserves neither.
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I had no idea what I was going to do when they threw me out of school.
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It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason.
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It is not mere chance that makes families speak of a child who is 'extraordinary for his age' and also of an old man who is 'extraordinary for his age'; the extraordinariness lies in their behaving like human beings when they are either not yet or no longer men.
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Flakes of white fall thru the trees and onto the road, catching on our clothes and hair. It's a silent fall and it's weird how it makes everything else seem quiet, too, like it's trying to tell you a secret, a terrible, terrible secret.
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My self healing lies in praying for those who have harmed me.
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Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.
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I urge you by all this is dear, by all that is honorable, by all that is sacred, not only that you pray but also that you act!
