John Ruskin Quotes
No one can ask honestly or hopefully to be delivered from temptation unless he has himself honestly and firmly determined to do the best he can to keep out of it.
Quotes to Explore
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The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.
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I live in a 'sky island,' a unique mountain valley environment where half the animal species of North America can be found.
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It's strange but I suppose I'm one of those senior players now and I'll be helping the young players as much as I can.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
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Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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The commitments, schedule and sponsor appearances don't change. It gets more busy, because you get more popular, and the more popular you are, it actually gets more busy. They're like, 'Yeah, let's use her, she's hot right now. Let's do a shoot!'
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There were so many pretty girls coming into the salon as clients, and others working in the salon. And I thought, 'Hmm. This is rather nice.'
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If Youku had adopted YouTube's business model, we just would not be here. We would not exist.
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My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in 'True Refuge': nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path.
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Some people lose sense of what their music was when their life starts to get better.
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Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.
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I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations. I enjoy my life the most when I have a bunch of things going on at the same time.
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The spectacle of a great, solvent government paying a fictitious price for gold it did not want and did not need and doing it on purpose to debase the value of its own paper currency was one to astonish the world.
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A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it.
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The year I turned 16, I spent the weeks before Christmas dropping hints to my parents about how much I wanted - no, needed - my own transportation.
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No one flower can ever symbolize this nation. America is a bouquet.
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Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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Perhaps nothing was ever “meant to be.” There was just life, and right now, and doing your best. Being a bit “bendy.
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No one can ask honestly or hopefully to be delivered from temptation unless he has himself honestly and firmly determined to do the best he can to keep out of it.
