Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes
We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever.
Quotes to Explore
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When foreign assistance has a clear mission, buy-in from the aid-recipient country, and explicit metrics for implementation, the United States will be able to transition aid-recipient nations into strong trading partners. One of the greatest examples of this successful transition is South Korea.
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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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I don't believe in societal restrictions. It wasn't a choice - conformity simply never occurred to me.
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You can de-select the songs that you don't want to have on the record, but I hope we always put something out that has a lot of songs that the majority of people will love.
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One of the most interesting things about science fiction and fantasy is the way that the genres can offer different perspectives on matters to do with the body, the mind, medical technology, and the way we live our lives.
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When I see a dolphin, I know it's just as smart as I am.
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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
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You learn who you really are in a fight - what you're really made of. You have to face yourself and rise above your own fears and failings.
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Newark might be one of few the places where the politics is tougher than even Brooklyn.
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When I write, I get glimpses into future novels.
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Think both big and small. Loving to bake doesn't only mean becoming a baker. It could mean starting a blog, becoming a food photographer, or going into organic chemistry.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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I'm proud of 'Fifty Shades of Grey.' I don't need to distance myself from that. The more work I do, the more the general public sees the different things I can do. Do I think it opened doors? Yeah. More people know my name.
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You just put yourself into your work, and you can do anything you want, depending on how hard you want to work for it.
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The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.
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To think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral down into ever-increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline - training - is about.
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I have always believed that the material world is governed by nonmaterial sources, so that in that sense 'English Music' is an exercise in the spiritual as well as the material. I have always been attracted to the Gothic and spiritual imagination, and I've always been interested in visionaries.
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We get real results only in proportion to the real values we give.
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My father, he couldn't read or write.
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We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever.
