C. S. Lewis Quotes
From the moment a creature becomes aware of God as God and of itself as self, the terrible alternative of choosing God or self for the centre is opened to it.
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I feel funny about owning art. I don't really want to say: 'Wow, come and see my Monet - it's in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar.'
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In fact, the socialization gives us the tools to fill our evolutionary roles. They are our building blocks.
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Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.
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In my own case, the most inflammatory statements I have ever made are ones that I have written and remain willing to defend.
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I hate interference, and I don't interfere in others' lives.
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The only thing I liked about Christmas as a kid was the gifts; otherwise, it just seemed like a stressful time.
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Al Qaeda has overplayed their hand. What the al Qaeda do when they go into a town or village or a neighborhood inside a major city is they get a stranglehold on the people themselves. They force the men to wear beards and the women to be properly costumed and essentially completely covered up.
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I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
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Toronto was a great place to work, a fun place to work. People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes.
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I want my legacy to be about the soccer, and if I can help people be happier in life in any capacity, awesome.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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I've never graced the cover of a fashion magazine.
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The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.
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Dancers, many dancers today can do so much technically. You can give them steps that are complicated, then more complicated, pyrotechnical - and they can execute these steps to perfection. But to do simple steps with a pure classical line, that is truly difficult.
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I feel like you learn how to do school in second grade through fifth grade. During those years, I was never home.
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A true community is not just about being geographically close to someone or part of the same social web network. It's about feeling connected and responsible for what happens. Humanity is our ultimate community, and everyone plays a crucial role.
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.
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We were racing at circuits where there were no crash barriers in front of the pits, and fuel was lying about in churns in the pit lane. A car could easily crash into the pits at any time. It was ridiculous.
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Be patterns, be examples in all countries, places, islands, nations wherever you come; that your carriage and life may preach among all sorts of people, and to them; then you will come to walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone; whereby in them you may be a blessing, and make the witness of God in them to bless you.
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You're much shorter than my mom." "Brat," she said, surprised into a giggle. "That's no way to talk to a vampire." "Bloodsucking brat." "Better" he said.
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Go for a business that any idiot can run - because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it.
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People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be.
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From the moment a creature becomes aware of God as God and of itself as self, the terrible alternative of choosing God or self for the centre is opened to it.
