Rowan Williams (Rowan Douglas Williams) Quotes
Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality.
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From the day of its birth, the anomaly of slavery plagued a nation which asserted the equality of all men, and sought to derive powers of government from the consent of the governed. Within sound of the voices of those who said this lived more than half a million black slaves, forming nearly one-fifth of the population of a new nation.
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All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.
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The cry of equality pulls everyone down.
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I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.
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If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
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Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself.
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My husband is not a jealous person in any way.
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Needing to have things perfect is the surest way to immobilize yourself with frustration.
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I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.
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I love wearing my hair curly, but turning the curling iron all the way up creates curls that look really made up and artificial.
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When we moved to L.A., I started going out for more commercials, and then one day they emailed me a movie script. The first thing I said was, 'No way. I love commercials.'
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Equality for men and women, across the world, not only in sports, is the goal. We obviously have a long way to go, but every little bit helps.
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'Love Letter' is a concept album, and whenever I do a concept album - and I love doing concept albums more than any other kind of album - it allows me to get dressed, in a way, musically.
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If you're not in a major city, many bands don't come your way, and you have to really travel to see them.
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I developed a counterterrorism device that's revolutionizing the way we detect nuclear materials.
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I naturally wanted to be saved, so when I came home I told my mom I wanted to be confirmed. That's the way I related to it, being raised an Episcopalian. I went to Dallas and got confirmed.
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To make the bloody thing talk the way I do when I'm on a verbal roll, in my idioms and rhythms.
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Governments of all stripes want to deliver growth and rebalance their economies now that they have learned the hard way that, left to their own devices, markets pick expensive banking losers.
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A man's heart must be very frivolous if the possession of fame rewards the labor to attain it. For the worst of reputation is that it is not palpable or present - we do not feel or see or taste it.
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We always knew how to honor fallen soldiers. They were killed for our sake, they went out on our mission. But how are we to mourn a random man killed in a terrorist attack while sitting in a cafe? How do you mourn a housewife who got on a bus and never returned?
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I can count the number of great Cabernets I made at Beaulieu only by taking off my socks and shoes, but I can count the number of great Pinot Noirs on one hand with change left over.
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Philanthropy is often seen as society's risk capital. That means the onus is on philanthropists, nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs to innovate. But philanthropic innovation is not just about creating something new. It also means applying new thinking to old problems, processes and systems.
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Don't live your life to please other people.
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Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality.
