Saint Augustine Quotes
Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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When I arrived at Barcelona, I was following a dream, but I now realize sometimes it's better to be content with what you have rather than follow a dream which nearly kills you.
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I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career.
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The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business, but because I thought it was fun. I found it exciting. It fulfilled me, whatever it was that I was looking for.
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A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
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To change what you get, you must change who you are.
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I've got to confess I'm a pragmatic optimist myself.
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I feel lucky to be getting older. The fact that I made it to 30 and then 40 was big enough. So I can't get too down on getting older; otherwise, it kind of undoes everything I've fought for.
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Bitcoin's got its issues. But it is not competing with perfection.
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I have a question, a question for the president: Do you hate all rich people, or just rich people who don't contribute to your campaign? Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs?
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I've traveled all over the country for years speaking in churches, teaching the Ten Commandments. It's amazing if 2 percent of any congregation knows the Ten Commandments.
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Writing and directing, to me, was the logical evolution from my life as an actor: going from telling someone else's story to actually creating my own. Perhaps one day I will do all three: write, direct, and act in the same production. That might get a little hectic, though.
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I thanked President Obama for the United States' work in supporting education in Pakistan and Afghanistan and for Syrian refugees.
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When I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying. That's what inspired the 'Off to the Races' melodies. That's one of the times when you're feeling electrified by someone else and they make you happy to be alive.
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Like any young person who gets into a political campaign, I joined out of a highfalutin' desire to change the world. But you start to see the sort of tactics people use. You start to see politics not only in the macro but in the micro of the campaign itself. Some people get turned off by this side of it. Other people are drawn to it.
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Nobody has it all, but for me to even come close is amazing.
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When you are rich, people try to take advantage of you.
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I'm very confident in my sexuality, and I really don't like talking about my romantic life in the press.
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There was a time when I was offered two episodes of 'Alias,' that show with Jennifer Garner which J.J. Abrams did back before he became the mega producer and super successful director. I instead decided I wanted to play this family guy on a short-lived UPN 'Second Time Around.' It starred Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker.
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The painter leaves his mark. And I just put in two statues in Rhode Island that I'm working on. And I think that's going to make me last longer than me. I mean, who remembers 'Zorba?' Nobody remembers 'Zorba.' Nobody remembers 'Requiem for a Heavyweight.'
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I don't think that the trickle-down theory of diversity ever really works.
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To justify being listened to, I try to be as well informed as I can. Hence, the travel. Reading is good too. Reading gets you part way there, and I do read pretty voraciously for a guy who's trying to write so much.
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Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.
