Ralph Adams Cram Quotes
As the power of Christianity declined through the centuries that have followed the Reformation, Calvinism played a less and less important part, while the new philosophies of mechanism and rationalism correspondingly increased.
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People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it's hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant.
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You should never say 'D'Brickashaw' and 'bust' in the same sentence. You should never even think that. It should be D'Brickashaw, Pro Bowl, D'Brickashaw, Jets, Super Bowl.
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People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.
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Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.
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Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
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I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
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I'm not a pin-up, thankfully. I'm not suggesting I feel unconfident. I am beautiful to my husband. I am beautiful to my friends. I feel sexy and all those things with the people I love.
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The principle of evil in Europe is the enervating spirit of Russian absolutism.
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I was a little too young to be a hippie.
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You can't tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force.
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Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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More often than not, the experience of shooting the movie has been disappointing and the end product has been a mere shadow of what I hoped it would be. But immersing myself in the story - that's what I like best of all.
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.
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I'm an expert on surfing the channels, so I'm always able to find something strange. Or I watch C-Span. I can watch a conference on oceanography, or whatever, for hours.
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After I lost my fiance, it seemed like it would be better to always be alone than to risk being hurt again.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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He knows that you have ability and what he does is he manipulates it and sort of empowers you.
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The reception for 'Enemy?' I don't care. No matter what other people think, it was important for me. I will stand for that movie, even if I stand alone.
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Your first realization when you become an important person is that all day and all night, whatever the circumstances, people want to hear you talk about yourself.
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Power flows to those who serve.
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I don't want to be on the radio. I don't want to be on Mtv.
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As the power of Christianity declined through the centuries that have followed the Reformation, Calvinism played a less and less important part, while the new philosophies of mechanism and rationalism correspondingly increased.
