Isaac Watts Quotes
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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The fact is that all of us have only one personality, and we wring it out like a dishtowel. You are what you are.
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I've always exuded some connection to my sexuality even as a kid. So to me, being sexy means staying connected to that part of me.
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Violent crime is a solved problem - all they have to do is repeal the laws that keep those intelligent, capable, and responsible men and women from arming themselves, and violent crime evaporates like dry ice on a hot summer day.
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Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
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Across the Atlantic, in the scattered, far-flung, rural settlements of colonial America, hospitality had become a central concern, and hostesses, like peacocks displaying their iridescent plumage, tried to outdo one another with their creative food displays.
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The enchanting charms of this sublime science reveal only to those who have the courage to go deeply into it.
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One of my favourite exhibitions is called 'Do It,' which I co-curated with the artists Christian Boltanski and Bertrand Lavier 21 years ago.
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I just think that if one is going to preach nonviolence and one is going to advocate for nonviolence, one's standard should be consistent.
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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.
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The show has become my therapy.
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Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.
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It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
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I think with improv - and I say it all the time because it's become such a catch thing that you talk about improv - if the scene is well-written, you don't need to improv. But that being said, if something strikes you in the moment and, most importantly, you know where the scene is supposed to go, it's no different than method acting.
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Even if there is endless documentation, it would be impossible to know what a man thought inside his own mind... This is where the novelist's creative imagination has to take over.
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Winning is like shaving - you do it every day or you wind up looking like a bum.
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There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity.
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Where there is no bread, there is no philosophy.
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I think that I've learned to relax, and trust in and hire very talented people, and trust in their abilities a little more.
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I realized very early the power of food to evoke memory, to bring people together, to transport you to other places, and I wanted to be a part of that.
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In the bible homosexuality is condemned, but along with divorce and greed and callousness toward poor people. So its elevation to a highest priority among some religious groups has been very disturbing to me.
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Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.