Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes
A supremely religious man or woman is one who believes deeply and consistently in the veracity of his highest experiences. He has his hours in the cellar ... but he believes in the truth of the hours he spends upstairs.
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Sure, we think it would be great to live forever, but it really wouldn't.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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The big tragedy in baseball is that the amateur spirit has gone out of it to a large extent.
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God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again.
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There's not a thing that any of you guys can say bad about me that would hurt my feelings... I'm not coming at you, what I'm saying is that, I'm willing to take that heat for my team, if we're playing well or if we're not playing well.
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Panama's a really wonderful country. There's obviously the Panama Canal, which brings a lot of tourism, and a huge American influence; it's just a mix of so many great things: African, Caribbean, Latin American Spanish, all kinds of influences there.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes.
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The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.
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I hate this place. I shall hate it to my grave.
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Why is computer science a good field for women? For one thing, that's where the jobs are, and for another, the pay is better than for many jobs, and finally, it's easier to combine career and family.
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I spend a lot of time on my music.
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I don't think you can tell the objective truth about a person. That's why people write novels.
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We didn't readjust our thinking or rebuild quick enough.
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Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.
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Obsessed with tricking the girl, he had fallen into the trap he laid for her. Bitterly he recognised that he was always believing his own lies, caught in nets he had elaborately woven.
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When both parties are lying and they both know the other party's lying, it comes powerful close to being the same thing as telling the truth.
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Excellent in every way around the glens The two skilful ones make inquiries
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The decision about digital or film is going to be made for us. I think the answer is that film is gonna be gone, although I think it'll make a comeback; it'll be like vinyl records or something.
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I love Billy Joel. I cry sometimes when I hear 'The Stranger.' 'You May Be Right' may be one of the greatest songs ever written.
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Even pirates, before they attack another ship, hoist a black flag.
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Parents are with their children almost constantly and can observe when they are ready to be instructed. From questions or behavior or because of experiences in their own lives, they can sense that it is time to teach. Parents must know when the time for the lesson is now, right now, for their children are ready for it.
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A supremely religious man or woman is one who believes deeply and consistently in the veracity of his highest experiences. He has his hours in the cellar ... but he believes in the truth of the hours he spends upstairs.
