George Carlin Quotes
I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it.
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We are poor, feeble, and blind mortals when the eye of the Almighty looks through all worlds and by his power executes all things aright, and by his grace, he makes us all rich in Heavenly Gifts. In distress and in bereavements, we can look only to him. From mortals like ourselves we can derive no help.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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With the backdrop of its geostrategic location and historical ties with the Middle East, Turkey has an essential role to play for the stability, peace and social development of the region.
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There's nothing scarier than unlimited choices.
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You learn from things that you experience in life. I'd never want to say that I regret anything or that anything was a mistake. Honestly, that isn't how I have chosen to live my life.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed.
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I always love to push myself, because I am not so self-confident.
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I don't have anything interesting to conceal or reveal in my private life, and it is really only my work and professional life that I want to talk about.
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What I call my 'self' now is hardly a person at all. It's mainly a meeting place for various natural forces, desires, and fears, etcetera, some of which come from my ancestors, and some from my education, some perhaps from devils. The self you were really intended to be is something that lives not from nature but from God.
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Waging a colonial war in the post-colonial age is self-defeating.
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Seeing a man praying to Allah is enough for some people to assume he is a terrorist.
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Japan learned from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that the tragedy wrought by nuclear weapons must never be repeated and that humanity and nuclear weapons cannot coexist.
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I'm originally from San Francisco. I might move there some day. But, I like L.A., I have fun in L.A. It's a fun town if you've got money in your pocket. It's a good town.
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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.
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When you take of a man's time, you've taken a part of his life.
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All of a sudden to get all of this attention, and to be away from home and working all the time was hard. I was on planes all the time. I didn't see my friends. I cried a lot. It was quite terrifying.
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I didn't want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me.
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You write about what you have access to, and I have been fortunate enough to have a front-row seat on the rich and powerful my entire life.
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We may cover a multitude of sins with the white robe of charity.
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You do nonfiction, you get to meet people you would not normally meet.
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It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing their credit card debt, so that they can avoid financial pitfalls that may lead to bankruptcy.
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I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it.
