Saint Augustine Quotes
God does not expect us to submit our faith to him without reason, but the very limits of our reason make faith a necessity.
Quotes to Explore
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The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to protect ourselves and our institutions. Reliance on anything else is fallacious and ruinous.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.
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Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs?
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Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
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There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.
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I don't know if we are the best team in the world. I am lucky to be playing alongside some of the best players around. It's a dream.
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Voting for Romney after the train wreck of that was the eight years of W. Bush is like losing your pay check playing a rigged game of three-card monte and then playing the same game again a week later 'cause the cards are a different color.
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As a kid, I always liked reading stories where I had a power-projection fantasy. I wanted to be inside of a story where I had power and influence, was going to rise to power, was going to somehow influence my society.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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Bitcoin's got its issues. But it is not competing with perfection.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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In my humble opinion, change is stupid.
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I don't worry about chemicals. There are enough chemicals entering my body through all the fizzy drinks I consume to worry if my lip balm is 100 per cent organic.
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I have used Proactiv, and I use X Out, and they are the only things that work for me.
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It always feels good to put something you're proud of out in the world.
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Basketball's eras are defined by teams - Celtics, Lakers, Bulls - and baseball's epochs are defined by players - Ruth, Robinson, Mantle - but with football, it's the sideline strategists, the nutty professors and top coated Lears.
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This journey from non-dancer to dancer has given me a lot of self-confidence and inner strength. I feel like a different person.
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I believe that people believe what they believe they believe.
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Your life shows up for you when you show up for your life.
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Sustainable farms are to today's headlong rush toward global destruction what the monasteries were to the Dark Ages: places to preserve human skills and crafts until some semblance of common sense and common purpose returns to the public mind.
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Scripture itself is not systematic; the New Testament shows the greatest variety. God has shown us that he can use any instrument. Balaam's ass, you remember, preached a very effective sermon in the midst of his 'hee-haws.'
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God does not expect us to submit our faith to him without reason, but the very limits of our reason make faith a necessity.
