C. S. Lewis Quotes
Mr. Neo-Angular – I am doing my duty. My ethics are based on dogma, not on feeling. Vertue – I know that a rule is to be obeyed because it is a rule and not because it appeals to my feelings at the moment.
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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.
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If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy.
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I don't think I have a signature.
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If DreamWorks and Disney need that name to sell the cartoon and get people in the seats, that's what they need. It's not fair, but there's plenty of other work for us to do.
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I'm always nervous when I start a new picture.
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Swimming is my passion and something that I love.
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We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.
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We convinced him quickly that the possibility of war was absolutely nil and continued our festivity. On the next day we were ordered to take the field.
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Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.
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I know a lot of people struggle with the idea of Jesus and their idea of God. I think, if you don't even know what you're praying to or who you're praying to, based on what I know to be true, regardless, God's always listening.
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You had eight years before President Trump, a situation where the opposition party basically ran in opposition to the president on a platform of thinly based racism. That doesn't mean that the politicians themselves were outright racist, but when charges of birtherism came up, no one repudiated it.
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There may be 10 odd things which I want to do as an actor, and we get an opportunity also, but I need to be sure whether the person I am trusting or the role that I am relying on - is it the correct one?
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Political leaders are expert at saying nothing.
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Lying in the political sphere has gotten out of hand, and because people tend to dismiss things that challenge their preconceived notions of the world, fact checkers can only play a small part in remedying the problem.
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It's a sin to be tired.
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I always think that good writers should be growing up on the brink of death - it really lets them see mortality very clearly.
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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
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Very early on in life, I decided the hell with it: material things weren't for me. Christmas would come, and other kids would have all these presents, and it wouldn't bother me a bit.
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I had my schooling right there in the Cotton Club.
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I don't consider success doing a show for 30 years; I'm sorry. To me, you're successful when you graduate from something. I did a series, I did a talk show, I did movies, I replaced Mickey Rooney [on Broadway] in "Sugar Babies." You understand?
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I can't help feeling wary when I hear anything said about the masses. First you take their faces from 'em by calling 'em the masses and then you accuse 'em of not having any faces.
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Mr. Neo-Angular – I am doing my duty. My ethics are based on dogma, not on feeling. Vertue – I know that a rule is to be obeyed because it is a rule and not because it appeals to my feelings at the moment.
