D. Elton Trueblood Quotes
It takes a noble man to plant a seed for a tree that will someday give shade to people he may never meet.
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I grew up in a very large, poor family.
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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If Clark Gable had a Facebook page, there would have been a 'Gone with the Wind 2.'
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There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.
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I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.
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The ghastly thing about being a producer is that, once the curtain goes up, there is nothing you can do. At least when you are in it, you have some measure of control. If something goes wrong, you can maybe put it right. When you are in the audience, there is nothing you can do.
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I would have liked to be - indeed, I should have been - a second Rembrandt.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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My father was raised in the mountains of New Mexico, and he picked cotton for a dollar a day. He was working for the family from the time he was 7.
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I prayed like a man walking in a forest at night, feeling his way with his hands, at each step fearing to fall into pure bottomlessness forever. Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart.
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We have to think about the future and what it is we want to accomplish from this party.
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I'm not slim. I'm a curvy girl: I've got thighs and a bum. I don't mind baring the fact that I've got a bit of cellulite because everybody has. I find it off-putting when everybody on telly is the same size or looks the same build. For me, it's important for people to watch someone normal.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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Songs are a way to express what I have felt. A way to understand what happened to me or to other people.
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I still do not understand why we don't have people on the streets every single day raising their voices for climate.
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I have flown with British Airways since I was a very little child, so it feels quite special to have gone from family holidays flying around Europe to become a gold card holder and be spoiled enough to travel more than not in first class.
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But I'm a fairly mechanical worker - I tend not to think about themes so much as plot. I want to get the feeling right. If it's moving through tunnels, I ask myself, what is it like to move through tunnels?
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The name America has definitely grown on me. I wish there was a big patriotic story behind it, but the truth is that my grandfather was a librarian who knew all sorts of random facts.
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It takes a noble man to plant a seed for a tree that will someday give shade to people he may never meet.
