John Lancaster Spalding Quotes
As our power over others increases, we become less free; for to retain it, we must make ourselves its servants.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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I don't feel I'm qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more education to really be a good coach.
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I've asked Jobs why he didn't get an operation then and he said, 'I didn't want my body to be opened. I didn't want to be violated in that way.'
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I firmly believe that with President Trump in the White House, we have such a great opportunity as conservatives.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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But I'm not objective when I'm acting.
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I'm an artist at heart.
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Matt Weiner is very perceptive; there's something about the rhythms and the way people speak that is very authentic to the actor. But there are qualities that are dissimilar. The characters on 'Mad Men' are struggling with pretty profound unhappiness, but I can tell you this is a happy bunch.
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Everyone thinks their family is the craziest family in the world. Like, 'My God, my family's crazy!'
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Sometimes you lose sight of what's going on around you.
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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
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Open-minded tech tinkerers may still prefer traditional PCs for work because they allow much more customization than, say, an iPad.
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A reviewer once commented that my urban fantasy novels were paced more like epic fantasy, in that they relied on complex world-building and a gradual immersion in the lives of the characters.
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One puts off the biography like you put off death. To write an autobiography is to etch the words on your own gravestone.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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I entered the industry at very young age, and I was like any normal girl at the age of 17 or 18. At that age, most girls are a little plump.
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Ultimately, when I go back to the stage, I want to be able to do everything. I want to be able to do music and comedy and all that stuff; that's what all this stuff is leading to.
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I love Paul Giamatti - God, that man is like a walking Chekhov. His connection to humanity is unbelievable, and those feelings of low self-esteem - the way that all comes together on the screen? Delicious.
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Patience is a flatterer, sir, and an ass, sir.
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Although, at times, soccer is a challenge to mind, body, and spirit, fundamentally, the progression of the U.S. women's game and those who play it reflects a distinctively American culture, rooted in our struggle, shared aspiration, hard work and self-determination.
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As soon as I wake up I pay homage to the Buddha, and I try to prepare my mind to be more altruistic, more compassionate, during the day to come so I can be of benefit to beings. Then I do physical exersice - I walk on a treadmill.
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To love the world is to be afflicted.
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Your life is a reflection of how you think.
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As our power over others increases, we become less free; for to retain it, we must make ourselves its servants.
