C. S. Lewis Quotes
Evil can be undone, but it cannot 'develop' into good. Time does not heal it. The spell must be unwound, bit by bit, 'with backward mutters of dissevering power' - or else not.
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I think why I was attracted to making something with Vice is that level of intimacy that you get as the viewer, getting to see some of that production element where we don't exactly know what we're doing, where we're going, or even if it's a good idea.
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The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.
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I never thought 'Stairway to Heaven' was a long song. I loved how there was this part and then there was another part that was completely different.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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Most people who are looking to get a handgun are going to get a carry permit. But most people don't carry around rifles with them; they keep them at home or at the range.
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I conveniently was not accepted to film school, which I applied to in 1987, and so I decided I would become a filmmaker instead of a student.
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Don't overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
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The testimony and the documentary evidence produced by the Government demonstrate that the Bell System had violated the antitrust laws in a number of ways over a lengthy period of time.
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I don't believe anyone who says they don't care what people say about them. Of course they bloody well do.
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We try to guide with a light touch. Sometimes we can be helpful, and my goal with my team, both on the series side and on the film side, is that the collaboration should always be invited. In other words, we're not looking to impose our view on the filmmaker; we hire a storyteller because we love the story, and we love their ability to tell it.
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Beijing, much as it has done with Hong Kong, persists in equating 'people power' with instability.
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I am a journalist.
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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I do think that I can sing, though I actually like voices I can't imitate.
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I started writing regularly for 'The Atlantic' roughly around the time that Barack Obama got inaugurated.
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It was very difficult to control the descent. At a height of seven kilometres, I catapulted out of my capsule and parachuted down to Earth. I was very familiar with parachutes because I was a sky diver before.
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Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance.
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And Title IX coming along there. I don't think Evan would have done any different than I did. I was fortunate to be there at a time when that was right.
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State and local regulators are the officials with the closest contact with the regulated community, ... Given their close intimate knowledge of the business they regulate, they are in a much better position than Congress to judge whether a particular small business is deserving of leniency for a first-time violation.
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Batman and Superman are probably my favorite superheroes - apart from Constantine.
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Evil can be undone, but it cannot 'develop' into good. Time does not heal it. The spell must be unwound, bit by bit, 'with backward mutters of dissevering power' - or else not.
