C. S. Lewis Quotes
We do not want to merely “see” beauty. We want to be united with it, to receive it into ourselves, to become part of it.
Quotes to Explore
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I look like this for a reason. I was born this way. It was God-given.
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Stories about the ongoing dramas in our lives as we age are not being told because women find it difficult to be honest about what's going on - about, for example, our heightened sexuality as we age or about living in a society that only values youth.
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I interviewed Johnny Knoxville once. I was kind of scared to interview him because I thought he might be a real jerk, but he was really nice, and I ripped his chest hair out.
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My neighbors think I do nothing because I don't go to a job, which is fine and good.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.
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I have been a judge for 15 years and I've made up my own mind during all that time.
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I don't study; I create.
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I love CNN. I love the Cartoon Network. I mean, I thought these things up.
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Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.
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When the dark days come, many wonderful moments, those will all seem dead and empty to you. It will take practice and even hard work to find the joy sometimes.
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I don't like books that play to the gallery, but I've become more concerned with telling a story as clearly and engagingly as I can.
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Our censorship has sort of gotten a little too far. Too much censorship is just as bad as having none at all. Children need to be exposed to things, because if they don't see it, eventually, it's not like it's not going to happen, but it's just that there needs to be a balance.
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Game-playing is more fun when it's virtual because you're more successful. ... in reality, only one person gets to be LeBron.
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Vietnam helped me to look at the horror and terror in the hearts of people and realize how we can't aim guns and set booby traps for people we have never spoken a word to. That kind of impersonal violence mystifies me.
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I know it's a guy thing to chest bump, but me and my dancers chest bump before hitting the stage. Not too hard though...ouch!
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In the final analysis, terror is also another proof of the fact that the superpower is not really a superpower. It was vulnerable.
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If you've got aspirations to be a manager or coach, obviously coaching your country would be a great honour.
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I feel like I'm quite versatile. I want to do lots of different styles.
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I can make them voting machines sing Home Sweet Home.
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I had no interest in cinema until I was 24 years old. My friends had posters of their favourite stars in their houses, but I was far from a film buff - very detached from films.
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Your body is the ground and metaphor of your life, the expression of your existence. It is your Bible, your encyclopedia, your life story. Everything that happens to you is stored and reflected in your body. In the marriage of flesh and spirit divorce is impossible.
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We do not want to merely “see” beauty. We want to be united with it, to receive it into ourselves, to become part of it.
