E. W. Kenyon Quotes
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I have selective hearing.
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The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
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Diversified interests must exist in every community, and that system which is best calculated to promote the general interest is the one which should be adopted and adhered to with fidelity.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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To be honest, I wasn't a sci-fi geek at all. But I do love a good sci-fi film, especially one that can really take you away. And I read some reality-bending novels growing up, like stuff by Vonngeut, so I already had one part my brain open to the unnatural and unusual, and it's generally fun to venture into that world and film in it.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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Modern surgery has been like a miracle to those who thought the pain was going to go on forever.
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I do go into things thinking, 'Right. I'm going to enjoy this.'
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It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.
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My 93-year-old grandma is a beautiful example of healthy living. She laughs a lot and always says, 'Just be yourself!' She also eats dessert every single day.
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I like my world to be calm.
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I learned early on that one of the secrets of campus leadership was the simplest thing of all: speak to people coming down the sidewalk before they speak to you. I would always look ahead and speak to the person coming toward me. If I knew them I would call them by name, but even if I didn't I would still speak to them.
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Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they're doing and why they're doing it.
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I was always telling my family I wanted to become an actress, and I did.
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Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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As a queen, I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.
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Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.
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But with exquisite breathing you smile, with satisfaction of love, And I touch you again as you tick in the silence and settle in sleep.
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Love songs come in many guises and are seemingly written for many reasons – as declarations or to wound – I have written songs for all of these reasons – but ultimately the love songs exist to fill, with language, the silence between ourselves and God, to decrease the distance between the temporal and the divine.
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I'm a fighter. I'm a lover.
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Love, in the final analysis, is wisdom.
