C. S. Lewis Quotes
In a civilization like ours, I feel that everyone has to come to terms with the claims of Jesus Christ upon his life, or else be guilty of inattention or of evading the question.
Quotes to Explore
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We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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I just want to do my job.
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It may be that apartheid brings such stupendous economic advantages to countries that they would sooner have apartheid than permit its destruction.
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I don't like possessions.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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No decent career was ever founded on a public.
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America is another name for opportunity.
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What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home.
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I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
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There are a lot of people who consider themselves 'spiritual,' but that can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. I don't really talk about it that often, because there's too much talk in the world. Especially with Christians, there's more proselytizing than there is actual living proof of it. That's kind of sad.
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When I was born, my parents - my mother especially - couldn't come to terms with that fact that they had another baby girl. I know these stories in detail because every time a guest visited, or there was a gathering, they repeated this story in front of me that how I was the unwanted child.
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We are not in the regime of Aurangzeb. We are in the regime of rule of law. When rule of law is concerned, it applies to government, it applies to Supreme Court, it applies to everybody.
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Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.
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When I was a kid, we always had big gardens, acres of stuff we grew out in the yard.
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I don't date my girlfriend because she's a model. I date her because I love her.
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We're Midwestern guys who grew up listening to soul music.
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Everybody makes mistakes, but when goalkeepers make them, it is costly. That's the nature of being a goalkeeper.
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Every day after school for 10 years, I was on the set of 'Married... with Children,' which is a really funny and perverse place for a little girl in a Catholic school uniform to grow up.
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History is the new poetry.
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One nice thing about the Third World, you don't have to fasten your seat belt. (Or stop smoking. Or cut down on saturated fats.) It takes a lot off your mind when average life expectancy is forty-five minutes.
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There was an honorable tradition of using anonymous sources that was ruined by Jayson Blair.
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Ut cuique homini res parata est, firmi amici sunt : si res labat, itidem amici collabascunt. Res amicos invenit.
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In a civilization like ours, I feel that everyone has to come to terms with the claims of Jesus Christ upon his life, or else be guilty of inattention or of evading the question.
