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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We've learned a lot about how information needs to flow effectively amongst a group of people. They need to be fed information, and it needs to be on this constant conveyor belt.
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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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I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
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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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I'm mostly vegetarian.
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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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The only thing worse than an active conscience is one that's retroactive.
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The Greek city-states politicised citizen and subject, creating institutions that were way ahead of anything in China or India. The politicians of antiquity exercised a political and military, if not economic, hegemony on the culture as a whole. The idea of democracy was first born and practised here.
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There are certain sounds that have a loaded past. Like the sound of a harp, if you go back to old movies, represents a dream sequence; it transports you there.
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I know it is the fans that are responsible for me being here. I've always tried in each and every broadcast to serve the fans to the best of my ability.
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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.
