C. S. Lewis Quotes
The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object.
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Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.
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A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
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The studio didn't ask them to learn their trade, they just worked them, and when that personality or that gimmick or whatever they had ran dry at the box office, they were dropped and out.
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Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
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I have written a picture book that is based on my daughters. You know, my youngest one likes to tell everybody, 'Mommy wrote 'Best Day Ever' about us.' Which is true.
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The only positive finding which could be drawn from the first series, was the conclusion that the relationships obviously had a more complicated lay-out than had been thought, for the effects were so varied that no obedience to any law could be discovered.
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I could battle rap forever, but it's a joke to me.
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I've always been motivated to stop people from doing dysfunctional things.
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
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The American dream is more about opportunity than anything else.
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper.
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We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to.
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The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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You just have to be yourself and make music you feel from your gut, and hopefully, your audience will respond.
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In New York the other day, there was a pro-Martha Stewart rally. Only four people showed up ... and three of them were made out of crepe paper!
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It is a very serious consideration for a lyricist to step in there and suggest the meaning to a song. The music is speaking for itself.
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Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth.
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What is gayer than believing in a household god?
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The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object.
