Joseph Barber Lightfoot Quotes
Words contract a significance which clings to them long after the condition of things to which they owe it has passed away.
Quotes to Explore
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When you were a kid, a day was a long time and a year was a long time.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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People often try to disguise televisions. I always think that makes it worse. It is what it is!
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What I don't miss is living in a small town where everybody knows you, your family, and what you ate for breakfast.
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I think poetry is a fabulous medium to encapsulate thoughts far more precisely than prose.
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Men are freest when they are most unconscious of freedom. The shout is a rattling of chains, always was.
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I think any artist that's going to become anything in this world faces humility: with great humility comes great success.
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Without Khomeini, we would not be where we are. What a pity that, when pregnant with him, his mother did not choose to have an abortion.
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If a company knows it may have to pay a large amount of money if it poses an unreasonable threat to others, it will have a strong incentive to act better.
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Music is pretty intimate stuff and I can only work with very few people: Gonzalez being one, Mocky being another and, on a completely different level, Broken Social Scene. With Broken Social Scene it's not one-on-one, it's a one-on-12. It's very healthy, very comfortable, like a big pot luck supper among old friends.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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I like 'Ab Fab;' I love the crazy stuff they wear. That's my favourite! I love 'Ab Fab.'
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The Internet offers an interesting combination of advertising and community by participating in the community you can become an advertisement for yourself.
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Over the years I must have spent thousands of hours silently brushing on the liquid coatings, preparing each sheet in anticipation of reaching the perfect print.
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Problems should be solved by talking and not in an aggressive manner.
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Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.
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I'd say I'm quite powerful so I'm not afraid of jumps or acrobatic elements. The hardest part is... get on the beam and stay there on top of it!
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I like going into nature and that's where I'm happiest.
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I've become a little immune to the gazes of strangers because it's been a part of my life for so long.
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My first book of poems was published privately in 1949. That was my mother. The book was '25 Poems.' It cost 200 dollars.
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We worry so much about what people think of us and so we often don't stand up for what we believe in. And some people literally give their life for what they believe in. As a Christian, that is something I really admire. I want to be a part of spreading that message.
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What if trials of this life, the rain, the storms, the hardest nights, are Your mercies in disguise?
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If there's an opportunity for me to compete at something, I'm there.
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Words contract a significance which clings to them long after the condition of things to which they owe it has passed away.
