John Lancaster Spalding Quotes
Few know the joys that spring from a disinterested curiosity. It is like a cheerful spirit that leads us through worlds filled with what is true and fair, which we admire and love because it is true and fair.
Quotes to Explore
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Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
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When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.
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Working with Angela Bassett is by far the best. I've watched and admired her for years. I'm very intrigued by her work. She's so cool. I still call her 'Mom' when I see her.
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Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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Ending Iran's nuclear threat and bringing it into the international community of law-abiding nations is one of the most pressing U.S. foreign policy objectives.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic.
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Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard.
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I remember the moment I first became aware of aging. I was 30. I looked down at my knees, and the skin above them had become a little loose. And I thought, 'And so it begins!'
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Information of fundamental importance to the general problem of atomic structure has resulted from systematic studies of the cosmic radiation carried out by the Wilson cloud-chamber method.
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You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
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I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
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I'm never running for office. I love being able to speak to members of Congress or members of the Senate and floating on either side, because it takes all of us. It's going to take both of them.
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Acting, believe it or not, can get very self-involved! I feel fortunate to have been able to work on things with people who have a very specific point of view and perspective, and who feel like they're doing something very active.
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It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.
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My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.
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One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.
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What about our children and grandchildren and their children and grandchildren? Do we not want them to live healthy and happy lives?
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The first-sale doctrine reflects basic common sense - and follows from the logic of treating copyrights and other 'intellectual property' with no more protection than regular property.
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I study what's happening in music. I want to sound different than everybody else.
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Few know the joys that spring from a disinterested curiosity. It is like a cheerful spirit that leads us through worlds filled with what is true and fair, which we admire and love because it is true and fair.
