C. S. Lewis Quotes
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
Quotes to Explore
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I feel comfortable whenever I step on the floor.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.
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Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back in poverty.
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Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
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The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
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I'm thrilled to be joining Gap Inc., a company that understands the importance of integrating technology and retail in ways that improve the lives of its customers.
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Real tolerance means respecting other people even when they baffle you and you have no idea why they think what they think.
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The accepted definition of a serial killer is a person who kills at least three times with a cooling off period in between his murders.
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I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.
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The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.
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The struggle to conquer oppression in our country is the weaker for the traditionalist, conservative, and primitive restraints imposed on women by man-dominated structures within our movement, as also because of equally traditionalist attitudes of surrender and submission on the part of women.
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Intuitive versus analytical? That's a foolish choice. It's foolish, just like trying to choose between being realistic or idealistic. You need both in life.
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I joke that my niche in Hollywood has been naked foreigners.
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The 3-point shot has created a situation in the game akin to 'Lotto' fever.
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I don't read books.
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My golf swing is probably the most horrendous you've ever seen. I look like I'm trying to attack the ball.
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Well, my piano's really beautiful. I actually have two pianos. I have a Yamaha upright from the '60s that's blond, wood, and black, and I also have one from the '20s from Chicago - not a well-known brand or anything.
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I think that everything should be a stepping stone for something bigger and better and if there is something bigger then why not go on after it?
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Do not think only of your own joy, but vow to save all beings from suffering. This is sharing in its highest form and purity beyond all poisons of this world.
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When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out of hand. This was during the hedonistic days of the late '60s, and this spiritual path seemed so grim with its concern about attachment and, apparently, anti-pleasure.
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I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction. It's a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
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New York gave me hell for that 'Purple Swag,' man. They didn't respect me until 'Peso.'
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Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
