Russell M. Nelson (Russell Marion Nelson Sr.) Quotes
It is important for you to know who you are and who you may become. It is more important than what you do, even as vital as your work is and will be.
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I am happy that I have entertained people and made them happy.
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People still say to me, 'What, you still live in Mexico?' I don't have to go to the United States simply to find work, and I don't have to stop what I'm doing. I mean, which Hollywood film beats 'The Motorcycle Diaries?'
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I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss!
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Who can love to walk in the dark? But providence doth often so dispose.
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I want to show that the underdog can win. I believe we're all the same: you, a slum girl, my mother.
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I want to re-mythologize 'The Green Hornet' in a contemporary context, with an emphasis on story and character, while at the same time incorporating themes that speak to my heart.
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I would love to work with Cameron Crowe; he's definitely one of my favorite directors.
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I hate government. I hate power. I think that man's existence, insofar as he achieves anything, is to resist power, to minimize power, to devise systems of society in which power is the least exerted.
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All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours
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The Internet is the best thing that could have happened to China.
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Like any child, I slid into myself perfectly fitted, as a diver meets her reflection in a pool. Her fingertips enter the fingertips on the water, her wrists slide up her arms. The diver wraps herself in her reflection wholly, sealing it at the toes, and wears it as she climbs rising from the pool, and ever after.
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At the door of every happy person there should be a man with a hammer whose knock would serve as a constant reminder of the existence of unfortunate people.
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I'm grateful I know what it's like to be unemployed for long periods of time.
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The Internet offers the ability for people to consume poison and radicalize entirely in private, either through a device they're holding in their hands or inside their house.
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What matters is that there is somewhere for those who are troubled, threatened or afraid to turn to in their darkest hour. What matters is that there are those who are willing and able to use the law as an instrument of inclusion, of protection, and of freedom.
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Maybe the real subject of every interview is how you really can't learn much of anything about anyone from an interview.
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If Republicans truly are dedicated to the sanctity of life, they should be the first ones on the front lines trying to get policies for the uninsured.
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The idea that the family is this locus of support but can also hold you back and keep you down makes for good drama.
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Taiwan gives a lot of foreign aid to Costa Rica, so it looks like they are basically buying the right to fish, even though it's not legal.
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A director has to be on the set when the crew is called and is the last one to leave at night. I'm not saying it's not possible, but that's partly why we're not seeing more women.
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I'm a lifelong 'Doctor Who' fan. Like, Peter Davison/Colin Baker, lifelong fan.
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We're focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep growth rates high, very important.
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I am not concerned that you have fallen -- I am concerned that you arise.
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It is important for you to know who you are and who you may become. It is more important than what you do, even as vital as your work is and will be.
