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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'Comfy,' that's one of the worst words! I just picture a woman feeling bad, with a big bottle of alcohol, really puffy. It's really depressing, but she likes her life because she has comfortable clogs.
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I did co-write 'Moment of Forever' with Danny Timms. He wrote the melody, and I just did the words.
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I want to initiate a change in society in the long term.
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I wanted to be able to play guitar. I wanted to be able to make music hurt.
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You have to be able to do everything as a quarterback, and that's not necessarily taking care of your job but making sure you're preparing everyone else to go out and play well. And make sure you have them in the right mindset when they step on the field.
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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.
