John Ruskin Quotes
How can man understand God, since he does not yet understand his own mind, with which he endeavors to understand Him? The infinity of God is not mysterious, it is only unfathomable - not concealed, but incomprehensible. It is a clear infinity - the darkness of the pure, unsearchable sea.
Quotes to Explore
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During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
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I believe, certainly in the NHL, a player who can help a team win because he can contribute on the ice is going to be coveted whatever his beliefs may be or whoever he may be. That goes to national origin, religious beliefs, or sexuality.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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I was very shy and reserved, so it was a bit contradictory to get into politics.
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We've heard from many teachers that they used episodes of Star Trek and concepts of Star Trek in their science classrooms in order to engage the students.
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China - if you think about what is the character of China, it's enormous scale. It's bigness.
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I haven't done as many films as I would have liked. A lot of my contemporaries have done more. I don't have 'I will be a movie star' emblazoned on anything, but I'd like do a bit more screen stuff and then when the time is right come back to theatre. When it is good, theatre takes a lot of beating both to watch and perform.
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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
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There's nothing wrong with being fired.
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The most important message that I can give to you and to all the world is to keep the commandments of God.
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Do what you are not supposed to do, like wear white shoes all year round.
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It's tricky, performing the show live. Because when you're in a big auditorium, in front of 700 people, the natural tendency is to want to talk louder. You want to project.
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We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to.
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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
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War is good when good survives and evil is crushed. If you don't crush evil then evil will get you.
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Plot is just not my gift. I'm fascinated with complex characters, and that doesn't mix well with complex plots. And by the way, when the plot is simple, you can move one piece around and make it feel fresh. 'Hell or High Water''s a good example: I don't tell you why the brothers are robbing the bank.
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One who is persistent will excel.
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In my humble opinion, change is stupid.
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We can't legislate human nature.
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I love coming back to Neath - this is home and always will be.
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I have come to understand that every day is something to cherish.
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It is not the money but the self-respect and wanting to create good music.
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Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain.
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How can man understand God, since he does not yet understand his own mind, with which he endeavors to understand Him? The infinity of God is not mysterious, it is only unfathomable - not concealed, but incomprehensible. It is a clear infinity - the darkness of the pure, unsearchable sea.
