C. S. Lewis Quotes
The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.
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I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority.
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Spare no expense to save money on this one.
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The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.
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The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.
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Management innovation is going to be the most enduring source of competitive advantage. There will be lots of rewards for firms in the vanguard.
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It's not a lack of confidence, because I can't argue with the fact that I've taken some good pictures. But it's just a raw fear that you've taken the last one.
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My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves.
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I could pose in fashion commercials as a high society star but politics is a new way of life.
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When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
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I don't think the Republicans care much about minorities.
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At school I had only admirers; I had no friends.
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I moved when I was 16. I had no clue what to expect in moving to L.A. I had no clue, really, about what acting was. I just knew that I wanted to do it.
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Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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It's stupid to say that I don't like being in the public eye, but I don't like doing stuff that's not needed.
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If you want to get the most out of your men, give them a break! Don't make them work completely in the dark. If you do, they won't do a bit more than they have to. But if they comprehend, they'll work like mad.
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When a play is really cooking, there's nothing like it.
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There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.
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I'd say it's just part of the world that we live in; it's part of the music world.
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It hath been said, that there is of nothing so much in hell as of self-will. The which is true, for there is nothing else there than self-will, and if there were no self-will, there would be no Devil and no hell. When it is said that Lucifer fell from Heaven, and turned away from God and the like, it meaneth nothing else than that he would have his own will, and would not be at one with the Eternal Will. So was it likewise with Adam in Paradise. And when we say Self-will, we mean, to will otherwise than as the One and Eternal Will of God willeth.
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The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.
