Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself.
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I get asked to comment a lot on inequality in cycling, but for me it has never been an issue. Everything has always been equal on the track, and the male and female riders are all part of the same team, and we all mix freely.
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Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowledge.
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I think that liberals need to grow up.
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When I'm performing, I'm not even thinking about the song. I'm thinking about the audience.
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When leaders throughout an organization take an active, genuine interest in the people they manage, when they invest real time to understand employees at a fundamental level, they create a climate for greater morale, loyalty, and, yes, growth.
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It always struck me that Africa was, in a strange way, a futuristic place and had elements and vibes and spirits that were going to inform the future. Africa Express is an attempt to engage that power outside Africa, and for everyone to benefit from it.
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In lean times, you get plenty of sleep, and you're not flying around everywhere.
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In literature, older women are not often given center stage.
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If you have a dog, I must have a dog. If you have a rifle, I must have a rifle. If you have a club, I must have a club. This is equality.
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Friends can have different dreams and do different things.
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Beloved friends and comrades... the national Libertarian Party is dead.
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In general, questions are fine; you can always seize upon the parts of them that interest you and concentrate on answering those. And one has to remember when answering questions that asking questions isn't easy either, and for someone who's quite shy to stand up in an audience to speak takes some courage.
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Everything that's really worthwhile in life comes to us.
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Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
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Why should I tell you where I am going to get funds from? If I were to do that then all the vested interests would get alerted. You must be aware that railways are full of such elements and my fight is against them.
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Your mid-thirties is a good time because you know a fair amount, you have some self-control.
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While in theory randomness is an intrinsic property, in practice, randomness is incomplete information.
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Centuries of their labor would not reveal to them any more of Creation than they already knew. Yet through their endeavor, men would glimpse the unimaginable artistry of Yahweh's work, in seeing how ingeniously the world had been constructed. By this construction, Yahweh's work was indicated, and Yahweh's work was concealed.
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Next to the ministry I know of no more noble profession than the law. The object aimed at is justice, equal and exact, and if it does not reach that end at once it is because the stream is diverted by selfishness or checked by ignorance. Its principles ennoble and its practice elevates.
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I have tried to write Paradise Do not move Let the wind speak that is paradise. Let the Gods forgive what I have made Let those I love try to forgive what I have made.
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Men fall in love with their eyes - they like what they see - and women fall in love with their ears - they like what they hear!
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Love is rebellious bird that nobody can tame, and it's all in vain to call it if it chooses to refuse.
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Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself.
