C. S. Lewis Quotes
Many things have gone wrong with the world that God made and... God insists, and insists very loudly, on our putting them right again
Quotes to Explore
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I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been.
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I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.
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I loved theatre and film when I was growing up in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. My mum's a reflexologist and my dad's a corporate financier.
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I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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On almost every environmental issue I care about, in fact, I've been wrong at one point or another. I used to think that climate change was no big deal, that most environmental problems were massive exaggerations, that oil reserves were effectively unlimited, and more.
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All business leaders need to be technologists, as every industry now has a Netflix or an Uber on the horizon, threatening to upend business as usual. Apps are driving this disruption, and every enterprise needs to become an app company.
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Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it.
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If I focus on being an activist and my job is to be a rapper, I'm not going to be as good of a rapper. I need to focus on hip-hop and focus on making the music, so that when the activists come to me and they need my voice to create a platform, then I've got enough people listening to me. Not because I'm conscious, but because I'm dope.
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'Dhruva' will have them glued to their seats throughout, and I'm sure of that.
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Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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Anything can become a musical sound. The wind on telegraph wires is a great sound; get it into your machine and play it and it becomes interesting.
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One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.
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Hollywood so often likes to make movies that are just about itself. I felt there were a lot of stories that were yet to be told in the middle of the country, and I wanted to capture some of that beauty.
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Put your consumers in focus, and listen to what they're actually saying, not what they tell you.
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I'm always looking for ways to develop as an artist, especially as a jazz artist-to find different ways of testing my voice.
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It's solitary drinking that makes drunkards.
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Everybody in the world is seeking happiness - and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
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We're living in world, stars and dust Between heaven 'n all that surrounds us We're travellers here, spirits passing through And the love we give, is all that will endure Just like a rose after the rain Something beautiful remains Tears will leave no stains Time will ease the pain For every life that fades Something beautiful remains
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Handsome is that handsome does.
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Many things have gone wrong with the world that God made and... God insists, and insists very loudly, on our putting them right again
