C. S. Lewis Quotes
Put first things first and we get second things thrown in: put second things first & we lose both first and second things.
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I don't get recognised that much in the street.
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The groups that have awarded them are all a little different. It's a little hard to single out any one for that, but I think the dedication of this building would have to go toward the top of the list.
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The only way to get to the other end of the pitch is to belt it and then belt it again.
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After a long day, my favorite way to unwind is by going running. Not exactly the most relaxing activity, granted, but I always imagine I'm sweating out all the things weighing on my mind.
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I have reservations about everything I do.
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If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that.
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I was always the class clown and got kicked out of class at least once a day for just being a goofball. Not suspended or anything, just sit outside and look at the tree on the bench. I got benched a lot. You keep one foot on the bench and try to get as far away as possible.
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Prayer is commitment. We don't merely co-operate with God with certain things held back within. We, the total person, co-operate. This means that co-operation equals committment.
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I've failed once or twice real big, independent.
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Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life.
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My responsibility is to ensure that the position of the Department of Justice is not only legally defensible, but is informed by our best view of what the law is after consideration of all the facts.
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Golf, like measles, should be caught young.
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I've heard things said on football pitches that players clearly don't mean, whether it's racism or just an abusive comment in the heat of the moment.
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If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life.
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One thing matters more than anything else for a dating product, and that is the quantity and quality of the people who use the product. It's really freaking hard to get critical mass.
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I pretty much will do anything for a laugh.
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Then India, everyone has his own idea of India.
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I wore a mullet to the Grammys! I have no fear.
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A newspaper is always a weapon in somebody's hands.
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We do not want an expanding struggle with consequences, that no one can perceive, nor will we bluster or bully or flaunt our power, but we will not surrender and we will not retreat, for behind our American pledge lies the determination and resources, I believe, of all of the American nation.
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Let this sad tale of death never be told without a tear: let every parent tell the shameful story to his listening children, till tears of pity glisten in their eyes, or boiling passion shakes their tender frames.
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Even Stravinsky does not evoke the same public affection as Verdi.
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I've been asked to do a retrospective since I was about 28 and I always thought that was a bit odd. It's great to look forward as an artist because in the future the possibilities are infinite; you look back and it's all fixed so it's a scary thing.
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Put first things first and we get second things thrown in: put second things first & we lose both first and second things.
