John Locke Quotes
Our Business here is not to know all things, but those which concern our conduct.
Quotes to Explore
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Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportunity to put on a big-league uniform every day is just... you know, people dream of it, but not everybody gets to do it. I'm thankful every day I get to do it.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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I'm a British intern going in. I'm hoping that John will just kind of tackle it from who this person is and what she's about rather than trying to go in on her culture. We need to move a step forward than that.
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There seem to be many causes of depression. One cause is profound loss, grief. Economic hardship we know is linked to depression. We don't have a full picture.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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I went swimming the other day and my wife was watching and she said, 'You know, it's funny, it's when you've got no clothes on, no one recognizes you.' I said, 'What are you saying? That I should do more love scenes?'
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I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra verse about a friend, or just add some verse - and that led to writing my own songs.
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In Hinduism, Shiva is a deity who represents transformation. Through destruction and restoration, Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings, and that our world is constantly undergoing a cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
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Experimental science is fascinating, but I don't want to do it. I want other people to do it, and I'll read about it.
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Well, I certainly did not think that I could do worse.
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I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
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I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
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Keyless entry in a car is something that we're used to. Somehow, the home has been very resistant to this. Some of it has to do with security, but today we know that technology, when things are invisible, is actually safer than physical artifacts.
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Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?
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I definitely used to write a lot at school. Comic poetry and drawings about people.
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Yes, the upper reaches of society are still dominated by men.
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When it comes to determining child custody, however, sexism is the rule.
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The people are rejecting so-called free trade and globalization that the elites presented as a positive thing.
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Railway termini are our gates to the glorious and the unknown. Through them we pass out into adventure and sunshine, to them, alas! we return.
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I believe business has to do well and that the surrounding communities do well.
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The style of the Bible in general is singularly adapted to men of every class and grade of culture, affording the child the simple nourishment for its religious wants, and the profoundest thinker inexhaustible matter of study.
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Our Business here is not to know all things, but those which concern our conduct.
