C. S. Lewis Quotes
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
Quotes to Explore
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I would wait in line for anything to do with 'Doctor Who.'
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There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing no married man knows anything about.
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Feminism is rooted in racial rights and gender rights, and all of those things intersect, and to say that that's not something you can stand behind - it confuses me. I think it's a really great word.
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I'm more the sort of person who doesn't like hugging strangers because we don't know each other, so we shouldn't.
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First developed as a weapon by the U.S. Army, VX is an oily, odorless and tasteless liquid that kills on contact with the skin or when inhaled in aerosol form. Like other nerve agents, it is treatable in the first minutes after exposure but otherwise leads swiftly to fatal convulsions and respiratory failure.
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People still recognize me all the time on the street. The first thing they say when they stop me is, 'Where have you been?' The second comment they make is always, 'Oh, you've grown up.'
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I want to act, if I can, as a bridge for people who read 'Shock Doctrine' or 'No Logo'. People who are sitting out for whatever reasons.
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I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.
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When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier.
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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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My Kindle readers have been incredibly faithful fans.
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Life rarely presents fully finished photographs. An image evolves, often from a single strand of visual interest - a distant horizon, a moment of light, a held expression.
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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.
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Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable.
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I want to continue to remain present and grateful each day that I get to be doing what I love. Making and performing music I believe in.
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I think I can get away, sometimes, with walking in the streets and not getting noticed. I like that. I want my work to get noticed, not me. And it's slowly getting there, which is good.
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Life is a train that stops at no stations; you either jump abroad or stand on the platform and watch as it passes.
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The child is the beauty of God present in the world, that greatest gift to a family
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The will to do, the tenacity to overcome all obstacles and to finish the course, the strength to cling to inexorable ideals, are all rooted in courage.
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I'm saying those things here and now out of a belief in the State of Israel's immense power and the immeasurable courage of its soldiers, military leaders, and security forces to hit any enemy and defeat any terrorist. Out of this sense of strength we must act with all our power in order to create hope for a different life for our young generation and that of our Palestinian neighbors.
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I find that moral courage is the most valuable and most usually absent characteristic.
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Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
