John Lancaster Spalding Quotes
It is a common error to imagine that to be stirring and voluble in a worthy cause is to be good and to do good.
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I like the fact that Austin's the first place I've ever lived where there's a real sense of community. People care about their neighbors.
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To me, the funnest part of wrestling is evolving. If you stay the same all the time, you're eventually going to be left behind.
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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It just seems like the most fun thing in the world. I've never met people who have kids who haven't looked me in the eye and been like, 'It's the greatest thing that's ever happened.'
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Because I travel so much, I bring my workout clothes and shoes wherever I go. That way I can always do some exercise.
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I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl.
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Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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I am proud to have played a small part in ensuring that no veteran's heroic service will be cast aside due to prejudice.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
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Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
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Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the - to the back!
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An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.
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We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
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I never lie to my fans.
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The hardest thing about writing, for me, is facing the blank page.
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Practice being in the moment when you are running, whether you are on your own or in the race.
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By providing clear objectives for your team, and setting guardrails for how they get there, you will set them on the path to success.
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Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.
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It's basically impossible for everybody's justice to prevail or everybody's happiness to triumph, so chaos takes over.
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Values can set a company apart from the competition by clarifying its identity and serving as a rallying point for employees. But coming up with strong values - and sticking to them - requires real guts.
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It is a common error to imagine that to be stirring and voluble in a worthy cause is to be good and to do good.
