Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes
I renounce war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatred it arouses, for the dictatorships it puts in place of democracy, for the starvation that stalks after it. I renounce war, and never again, directly or indirectly, will I sanction or support another.
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My parents divorced when I was seven. Because divorce is messy, for good or ill, they sent me to boarding school.
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About three months before a contest, I drink a lot of water. I start to drink a lot of water.
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A cat is never vulgar.
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I hadn't thought that women were particularly dangerous golfers. Could that be the reason that the Augusta National Golf club refuses to take down its 'No Women Allowed' sign?
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I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed in that I have found what I am supposed to be doing with my life. It's wonderful to tell stories and have people listen to them.
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I just don't watch a lot of TV.
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I think it would be shocking for me to pretend not to have any past. And also, it would be a lie.
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I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country.
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The 'Hercules' role just kind of came to me, but I had a lot of fun trying something new.
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I feel very much satisfied to play in Baltimore.
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I always joked with my parents. I told them, 'If I don't make it as an actor, my fallback is musician.'
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Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.
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It's about players making choices as they play, and then dealing with the consequences of those choices. It's about you telling your story, not me telling mine. It's about you.
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I'd love to do a sci-fi movie, a western, or an espionage thriller. But I'm not going to limit myself. If a good script comes along, I'm not going to discount it because it doesn't fit into one of these genres.
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Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have. People want to know what happens next, people hate the villains and love the lovers. It's good, fun TV. But I wouldn't call 'Downton' a soap opera as such.
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I have an eight-year-old child, and I literally can't wrap my mind around the kind of grief that must be felt when you lose a child.
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For three years, between 16 and 19, I was the opening-act-for-the-opening-act-for-the-opening-act, you know? And then I was on tour with Ice-T, Stetsasonic, EPMD, Sir Mix-a-Lot - legends - and went on to sell 160 million records. It still baffles me.
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Hard work and dedication is important to success, and I have those qualities.
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Your bones are for life. Look after them and they will carry you far.
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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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The Tea Party is clearing gunk out of the fuel lines of this country. It started with throwing out Democrats, but the Republicans are going to be next. We're doing what needs to be done for the sake of the country.
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Identity itself should be not a smug label or a gold medal but a revolution.
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I renounce war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatred it arouses, for the dictatorships it puts in place of democracy, for the starvation that stalks after it. I renounce war, and never again, directly or indirectly, will I sanction or support another.
