John Updike Quotes
When we try in good faith to believe in materialism, in the exclusive reality of the physical, we are asking our selves to step aside; we are disavowing the very realm where we exist and where all things precious are kept - the realm of emotion and conscience, of memory and intention and sensation.John Updike
Quotes to Explore
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How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!
Edmund Waller -
Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
Haile Gebrselassie -
I am not honest.
Larry David -
I consider music to be storytelling, melody and rhythm. A lot of hip-hop has broken music down. There are no instruments and no songwriting. So you're left with just storytelling and rhythm. And the storytelling can be so braggadocious, you're just left with rhythm.
Jack White The White Stripes -
The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
Walter Kaufmann -
The Catholic Church was the church of the colonial fascist regime.
Samora Machel
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I'm past my wooing days now. See, I am an honest person. If I like a girl, I will go and tell her.
Yuvraj Singh -
I have never Twittered or Tweeted or even Chirped.
P. J. O'Rourke -
There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
Jack Youngblood -
We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
Bashar al-Assad -
When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
Samuel Fuller -
I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
Madeleine Albright
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Easy is to occupy a place in a telephone book. Difficult is to occupy someone's heart; know that you're really loved.
Carlos Drummond de Andrade -
I founded Camellia Network with my dear friend Isis Dallis Keigwin. The mission of our organization is to create a national network that connects every youth aging out of foster care to the critical resources, opportunities, and support they need to thrive in adulthood.
Vanessa Diffenbaugh -
I don't have mom issues or dad issues. I think I have found peace about many things in my past. I have forgiven and asked to be forgiven.
Xavier Dolan -
Unless you're a big movie star, regular television work is going to bring you more exposure than anything. Everybody has a television; not everybody goes to the movies.
G. W. Bailey -
Whoever says that sanctions will only deteriorate the situations of blacks in South Africa does not know the criminal, murderous character of genocide that represents the system of apartheid.
Oliver Tambo -
I do not know You, God, because I am in the way. Please help me to push myself aside.
Flannery O'Connor
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Runners exalt the marathon as a public test of private will, when months or years of solitary training, early mornings, lost weekends, rain and pain mature into triumph or surrender. That's one reason the race-day crowds matter, the friends who come to cheer and stomp and flap their signs and push the runners on.
Nancy Gibbs -
It's not refreshing where there is confusion or any kind of discomfort in a group that has to work that closely together.
Kate Mulgrew -
O man! Prepare yourself for the Hereafter, obey Allah to the extent of your need for Him and anger Him to the extent of your patience in Hell.
Abdullah ibn Mubarak -
Reality doesn't bite, rather our perception of reality bites.
Anthony J. D'Angelo -
I loved ghost stories. I love horror stories. I love all of that stuff, but I really yearn for something to actually frighten me. It's more of a yearning for that than something that has to necessarily be cerebral or sophisticated. Good storytelling and something that actually frightens you.
Jane Goldman -
When we try in good faith to believe in materialism, in the exclusive reality of the physical, we are asking our selves to step aside; we are disavowing the very realm where we exist and where all things precious are kept - the realm of emotion and conscience, of memory and intention and sensation.
John Updike