George Combe Quotes
He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness to protect against outrage.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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That you get booed belongs to professional sports.
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I always tell people I want to see the world through His eyes, and I want people to see Him in me.
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Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
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Could we see when and where we are to meet again, we would be more tender when we bid our friends goodbye.
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While religious tolerance is surely better than religious war, tolerance is not without its liabilities. Our fear of provoking religious hatred has rendered us incapable of criticizing ideas that are now patently absurd and increasingly maladaptive.
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Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family.
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Political correctness kills discussion.
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Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.
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I love being a mother. I think it's the best thing I've ever done, and I personally feel that it's had a very positive effect on my work. I think it's an encouraging force for creativity, it feeds creativity - it did for me, certainly.
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The great accomplishment of Jobs's life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies - his petulance, his narcissism, and his rudeness - in the service of perfection.
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I feel lucky to be getting older. The fact that I made it to 30 and then 40 was big enough. So I can't get too down on getting older; otherwise, it kind of undoes everything I've fought for.
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One extends one's limits only by exceeding them.
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I will run against anybody.
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I'm a big fan of all those singing competition shows.
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Our educational establishment is failing; it is past time for courage, honesty, and action commensurate with the need, particularly here in the United States.
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As far as the 2009 elections go, there has been a serious crackdown on human rights in Iran, a clampdown on the media and the wrongful imprisonment of journalists. So it seems what's happening is the government is going after people who have a voice, people who change society or public opinion.
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I like to think of myself as a 'Mord the jailer' type.
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While U.K. is one of India's most important trade and investment partners, India has become one of the largest investors in the U.K.
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I'm content with life, and I'm finally at that place where I feel relaxed and can really enjoy what's going on around me.
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Some temptations cannot be fought. One must close one's mind and fly from them
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We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go up to the mountaintop. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land.
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Our nation's vital infrastructure - such as power grids and transportation hubs - becomes more vulnerable when individual devices get hacked. Criminals and terrorists who want to infiltrate systems and disrupt sensitive networks may start their attacks through access to just one person's smartphone.
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He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness to protect against outrage.
