Rowan Williams (Rowan Douglas Williams) Quotes
Whether something is old-fashioned or not doesn't resolve the question of whether it's true or not. I can see the temptation of simply thinking, 'Well, there's a cultural mainstream which flows neatly in one direction. You just align with it'. And that really won't do.
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I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
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Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to be very heavily affected by public policies should have a say in how they are formulated and carried out.
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I know how demanding the process of creation is.
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Maddie Ziegler is the most amazing dancer I've ever seen, and I'm so obsessed with her. I was obsessed with her even before she did her first Sia video.
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I would have 55 dogs if I could. I'm hoping one day to open my own shelter.
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What does dating mean?
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I'm super organized, but a horrible house cleaner.
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Being from the Midwest, I would say that I like that East Coast mentality, it's more direct. What you see is what you get.
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I think of myself as a character actor, compared to a straight actor. I know a character actor in England is pretty much the same as in the States; you're actually hired to put on terrible teeth and stuff like that.
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I'm pretty simple. I have every product in the world, but I tend to use three things: cleanser, toner, and moisturizer.
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Illicit weapons have always been available to those who can afford them, but they have not generally been the latest state-of-the-art equipment, which requires experience and expertise to use.
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There is tragic evidence to show that the paintings at the French prehistoric art sites are deteriorating.
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I don't write beautifully - I just write reports about our condition.
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Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about.
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Not everyone's role model material, but we do have a sense of responsibility because kids listen more to us than they would their parents.
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I think movies glamorize violence, in the sense that they make it in a way that it's either cool or funny.
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Wherever we are in life is where destiny has brought us. It doesn't mean we have to stay there.
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Perhaps we cannot raise the winds. But each of us can put up the sail, so that when the wind comes we can catch it.
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
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And if you're horrible to me I'm going to write a song about you and you are not going to like it. That's how I operate.
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The experiments show quite clearly that, as you resist more and more temptation, you're actually more and more likely to fail.
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Whether something is old-fashioned or not doesn't resolve the question of whether it's true or not. I can see the temptation of simply thinking, 'Well, there's a cultural mainstream which flows neatly in one direction. You just align with it'. And that really won't do.
