John Templeton Quotes
A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a minister says pretty much the same thing today that a minister would have said back then.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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My brothers and I would sit out on the park bench and harmonize.
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What really matters is what's on the inside.
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I read people; that's one of my strengths. It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm not fooled often.
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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Singing for me has always been a joyous but private pleasure that connects me in a lyric thread to my beloved grandmother Alice.
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I have mad luck. I'm super-good at games like backgammon or anything that requires rolling dice.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'
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There are certain things women are better at than men.
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I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
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I ride my bike for transportation a great deal - occasionally I ride it for fun. But I also have a generator bike that's hooked up to my solar battery pack, so if I ride 15 minutes hard on my bike, that's enough energy to toast toast, or power my computer.
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The U.S. has spent billions of dollars on educating and supporting teachers or developing curricula but no resources are applied to 'improving the brain' that a student brings to the classroom.
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Everything and anything is valuable.
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I don't think I've ever met any single person who has been vulgar. But you know, you learn along the way that some people are going to be very generous, and other people... It's just not innate within them. Sometimes I think you just have to decide if you're going to stand up and get on with it or if you're going to be crushed and threatened.
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I can tell more about my weaknesses than my strengths.
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As it is, relationships are difficult, aren't they?
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I will be very involved in Ukraine.
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It is the fate of 'little faiths' of truth that they, true followers of Peter, whether they be Roman or the Protestant observance, cry out and sink in the sea of ideas, where the followers of Paul, believing in the Spirit, walk secure and undismayed.
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When he speaks to you he speaks with an earnest vibe and an earnest energy.
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A miracle... my biggest accomplishment is my marriage so far. Because it's hard, everyone knows it's hard.
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A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a minister says pretty much the same thing today that a minister would have said back then.
