Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes
He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who cannot let go, cannot hold on; he who cannot find footing, cannot go forward.
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My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
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Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
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I like to go out and write. So I'll often go to a Starbucks or a local coffee bar, and I'll sit there and I'll write. I can write pretty much anywhere.
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I'm not of the American ilk that, you know, your lover needs to be your best friend and know you inside out. I think he should know you well enough to please you. Otherwise, what secret will there be to tell him when you're ninety?
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But God, who is the beginning of all things, is not to be regarded as a composite being, lest perchance there should be found to exist elements prior to the beginning itself, out of which everything is composed, whatever that be which is called composite.
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The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.
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There are still 500,000 persons afflicted with leprosy in Latin America, so it is still very much present.
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I say, you work eight hours, and you sleep eight hours - be sure they're not the same eight hours.
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Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.
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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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I love hip hop. It's such an appendage for me. It's something that's always shaped my experience out in the world.
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I think the most important thing journalism taught me is to mine for details. The details are key. You can't try to be funny or strange or poignant; you have to let the details be funny or strange or poignant for you.
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I remember trying to be funny, and both of my parents were terribly funny. My father was also very dignified, but my mother was an absolute ding-a-ling, a ripper.
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Chinese people today have strong demand for culture, but we need effective supply, and China needs innovative cultural products.
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When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best athlete in the world.
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'Green' is likely to be a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election - largely in response to George Bush's suicidal refusal to engage with environmental issues.
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Public opinion, in its raw state, gushes out in the immemorial form of the mob's fear. It is piped into central factories, and there it is flavoured and coloured and put into cans.
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My goal is to do cartwheels for the rest of my life.
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The ban on assault weapons was a good and necessary law that was allowed to lapse through the influence of special interests.
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I have an education degree from the University of Minnesota, and I was a teacher for about a minute.
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He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who cannot let go, cannot hold on; he who cannot find footing, cannot go forward.
