C. S. Lewis Quotes
It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion.
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More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.
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On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.
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Marrakech in May is unseasonably tagine-hot.
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During the civilisation and development process of more than 5,000 years, the Chinese nation has made an indelible contribution to the civilisation and advancement of mankind.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.
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Octavia Butler was more interested in writing a good story than in worrying about where to slot it.
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I'm brilliant at cooking my stepmother's scrambled egg recipe. The secret is to put eggs, butter, milk, and seasoning together in the saucepan, and to keep stirring with a wooden spoon under a low heat until the preferred consistency is reached.
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Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.
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Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
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For the first time in the history of Bihar, I provided a stable government. Despite being denied funds by the Centre, Bihar survived on its resources. I provided pucca dwellings to half a million Dalit families.
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A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.
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Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science.
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What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to plan its outcome.
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There's something very Nixonian about the idea of keeping an enemy's list.
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In a vague way, I always knew neurosurgery was different - more delicate, more difficult, more demanding. After all, we say things like, 'I'm no brain surgeon,' for a reason.
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We have several million Muslims in France who are mostly moderates or non-practicing. If they feel that it is the only subject in public debate, they won't feel at home and will be tempted to withdraw to their communities.
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Ours is an excessively conscious age. We know so much, we feel so little.
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It seems like, to me, somewhere between 30 and 35 is a really, really good time to turn your eggs into babies.
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Our soldiers have done a valiant effort in fighting terrorism and bringing a semblance of law and order to the chaos in the region and it would be shortsighted to lay out a specific timetable to bring U.S. troops home prematurely before their mission is accomplished.
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Patience is a part of boxing. After I had missed out on the Olympic gold medal in 1984, a lot of people tried to talk me into turning professional quickly to make money. They told me that the next Olympics in Seoul would be boycotted again, that I was wasting my life, blah blah. But I still had unfinished business. I wanted the gold medal, and I got it in 88. Only then was I ready to turn professional.
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My parents never told me I was beautiful, and for one very good reason. I wasn't. When your child is a tubby, bespectacled little oddity, as I was, it's important not to give them false expectations.
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At the core, I'm a filmmaker and a storyteller.
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It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion.
