John Lancaster Spalding Quotes
We are more disturbed by a calamity which threatens us than by one which has befallen us.
Quotes to Explore
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In my downtime, you'll mostly find me curled up with a book. I love reading biographies. My favourites are those of Dalai Lama, Osama Bin Laden, and Einstein.
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At times, our circumstances call for us to make critical choices to keep our covenants or to compromise them. Covenants should never be compromised, even when at the moment some circumstances might seem to justify it.
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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.
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I was in prison with pretty much the who's who of the jihadist and Islamist scene of Egypt at the time, and Egypt was the cradle of Islamism for the world - it's where it began and where jihadism began as well.
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I think the sense of community that exists with all the characters - that's the answer. The fact that they have found a family in their friends. It does give some depth and meaning to their lives.
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The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativeness.
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From the early days of the Raj, Shakespeare had been woven into the fabric of India's education, and my father understood that in a culture rich with storytelling and fantastical tales, Shakespeare's characters and storylines resonated in a powerful way.
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People realised this is real pollution; it is not fog. Now everyone has to face the data and come out of their comfort zone.
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Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God.
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I was about 11 or 12 when I began to pick up my mother's books.
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Any time you make more than a couple of friends at an event, I think that you actually made no friends.
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I'd be happy if, during my mandate, the Palestinian state existed.
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I loved everything about Spain - the people, the language, and the food!
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My interests are not really with television, per se.
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You can drive an SUV, but there's a balance. If you do that, maybe use energy-efficient light bulbs at home or just be conscious of switching off lights. If you can afford to drive an SUV, maybe you can afford to make a donation to a wind farm or plant some trees. It's all about balance.
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Slater's a big star and he's been in the business a long time. He's always in a good mood and easygoing but he takes his character very seriously.
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Teach For America is working hard to be one significant source of the leadership we need.
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A little goes a long way in Somalia: $5 will feed a person there for about two weeks.
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I just use my life story as a kind of device on which to hang comic observations. It's not my interest or instinct to tell the world anything pertinent about myself or my family.
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Jesus would have been one of the best photographers that ever existed. He was always looking at the beauty of people souls. In fact Jesus was constantly making pictures of God in people's life by looking at their souls and exposing them to his light.
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To function efficiently, any group of people or employees must have faith in their leader.
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Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is recognizing that we are responsible for our own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than on moods or condition. Proactive people are agents of change and choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others.
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We are more disturbed by a calamity which threatens us than by one which has befallen us.
