John Lancaster Spalding Quotes
We may outgrow the things of children, without acquiring sense and relish for those which become a man.
Quotes to Explore
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I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it, not by reading a book about it.
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I wouldn't ever do a radio edit because I feel like it would totally go against the point of 'Follow Your Arrow.' I just think you're going to like it or not like it.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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If some student came up and wanted to know where to study painting, you'd want to suggest someplace, but there's no place. I wouldn't know where to send a student to study.
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I feel that 'Tokoyo Drift' blew people away because not many people had high expectations for it.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
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I'm a really bad liar.
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I think there are certain business matters which we must now conduct differently than we used to.
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
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Education never really interested me, to be fair. I mean, education does interest me, but academic school study is a different thing. I can't quite grasp that.
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If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.
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I have never done a thriller, and it will just be really fun for me to heave and pant and run and climb and break windows and scream every once in a while.
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That was my dream, to compete against the best surfers in the best waves. But as a kid, it all seemed so unattainable. It was this big dream, but deep down I never thought it could really happen. But my parents always believed I could do it, and they helped me get through all the stages and take all the right steps.
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We should get used to the idea that we'll probably never be able to find - and confirm - a good explanation of the ultimate origin of the universe, though I see no reason to believe that we can't press much further on this question than we have managed to date.
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I don't think God cares what you put in your body or on your body.
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My denial and irresponsible attitude about asthma put me at great risk and caused me so much needless suffering. My hope is that the kids I talk to learn to open up about their asthma, become educated about their condition, and seek help.
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The earth's distances invite the eye. And as the eye reaches, so must the mind stretch to meet these new horizons. I challenge anyone to stand with autumn on a hilltop and fail to see a new expanse not only around him, but in him, too.
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The environment has fallen to the wayside in politics.
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Our reputation is more important than the last hundred million dollars.
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To be a good diarist, one must have a little snouty, sneaky mind.
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I can't stand the slow pace of Jaipur anymore. I like staying in Mumbai, as everyone is on the move.
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We may outgrow the things of children, without acquiring sense and relish for those which become a man.
