John Lancaster Spalding Quotes
Each individual bears within himself an ideal man, and to bring him forth in perfect form is his divinely imposed life-work.
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I've traveled all the way around the world; I've been to over 95 countries, so I love ethnic food, different types of cuisine.
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It's nice not to be too boring.
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It is absolutely critical for competitiveness in the United States for us to really raise the bar in education, especially in math, in science, in technology.
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I don't want to be 'Halsey: America's Sweetheart,' or 'Halsey: Bad Girl.' If you can sum up my career in a clickbait headline, I've done something wrong.
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I saw Mercury Prize-winners Alt-J for the first time recently, touring their debut album 'An Awesome Wave,' and I'm still riding the high: they're the most musically dynamic and exciting band to have poured tune into my lug holes live since Bellowhead.
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I studied chord theory and started playing the piano.
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Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again.
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Eurasia is home to most of the world's politically assertive and dynamic states.
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I had almost three acres of land in Beverly Hills. And I had a big atrium of chickens because I love that feeling of being in the country and living from the soil.
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It's weird, because the ideas in my songs aren't controversial to me. I feel like I should be able to sing about anything.
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Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers.
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You take the good with the bad and try not to listen to everything said about you because you know it's not good.
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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.
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People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.
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I had a terrible bout of acne after I turned 30.
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People have tried to corner the market on being offended, corner the market on language and corner the market on opinion. Should I lose my job 'cause I offended somebody? No, of course not. Your life should never be affected by public opinion.
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In the field of biological weapons, there is almost no prospect of detecting a pathogen until it has been used in an attack.
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It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you.
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I have a paralyzing fear of snakes.
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There used to be lots of legitimate independent distributors: Fox Searchlight, Miramax, Lionsgate, Warner Independent, Focus Features, Paramount Vantage, Picturehouse and Fine Line. Most of them have closed.
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I’m not leaving,” Sam said, his eyes fixed on the boy he was holding. “Not until Disney Princess here apologizes, or his head comes off, one of the two.
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As someone who has grown up living in Southern California, I know all too well about the costs and scarcities of water.
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Overall, I'm happy with the way it felt. There were a few places that I was faster, but I didn't get it done. I'll keep working on it.
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Each individual bears within himself an ideal man, and to bring him forth in perfect form is his divinely imposed life-work.
