C. S. Lewis Quotes
In silence and in meditation on the eternal truths, I hear the voice of God which excites our hearts to greater love.
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When you like something and you're pretty good at it and you can make a living doing it, you don't ask why. You just count your blessings and go with it.
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I grew up with my stepfather in Brighton, but I did spend a lot of time with my natural father, and I was loved by both, so I suppose the advantage of this was that I wasn't bound by one set of experiences; I always had an alternative.
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Only four secretaries of defense served longer than Robert M. Gates. Many others were as dedicated; many sacrificed a great deal. Alone among them all, however, Mr. Gates had the task of turning around two wars that the U.S. was losing.
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I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see that most of it is nonsense.
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When you're a mom to three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with.
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We should always remember that it is by His invitation that we come to His holy house, the temple of the Lord. We should respond to His invitation by being worthy, by being prepared, and by having the temple as a priority in our lives. While in the temple we should act as if we are in His holy presence.
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Most people who have encountered mercury have done so after breaking a mercury thermometer. And many of us who saw the liquid balls of mercury scatter across a floor or countertop considered the element the most beautiful on the periodic table.
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I come from a wonderful country with wonderful people.
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I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
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I love horror movies. It's so fun being absolutely terrified. It's damn hard to shoot, though. I didn't realize how difficult it was to make a horror movie as an actor. Physically and mentally, phew.
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My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.
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I hate interference, and I don't interfere in others' lives.
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I'm like a packrat with work. I hoard my jobs.
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From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter.
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But probably my favorite music, believe it or not, is sad music.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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I love to fly so much.
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Performers are the neediest people in the world. Unless you've been in that goldfish bowl - nobody can judge unless they've worn those shoes.
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Most Jews, like most rational persons, know that their personal identity and their ethnic identity are not one and the same.
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The Caldecott Award has allowed me to keep doing what I'm doing for some time longer, for which I am ever grateful.
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Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I'll show you his god.
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When I write songs, I'm just writing stories, and being in musical theatre taught me how to act them out through singing.
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Nobody had told me I was common.
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In silence and in meditation on the eternal truths, I hear the voice of God which excites our hearts to greater love.
