N.D. Wilson Quotes
The moon was up, painting the world silver, making things look just a little more alive.
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What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
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In Iran I think nobody loses their job because of making a statement that reflects their opinion. From this point of view, conditions in Iran are far better than in many other places in the world.
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A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
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Let us have peace.
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I do make a good ragu pasta, which everyone seems to like. Or that could be just me talking; who knows what they really think. I actually stole the recipe from my older sister Vera, who also loves to cook. I took all my recipes from her.
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I almost took a job in Italy. It was really a great opportunity, but they didn't think I had enough international experience.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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I thought I'd have a career playing women in the vein of Ruth Gordon, and we've seen that type almost disappear.
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We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.
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My mother had an illegal abortion in 1960, which was the year the birth control pill came out, but I guess a little late for her, but - and I never knew. I found out when my father, after her death, got her FBI file.
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I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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If there is one thing BP's 'watery improv act' made clear, it is that, as a culture, we have become far too willing to gamble with things that are precious and irreplaceable, and to do so without a back-up plan, without an exit strategy.
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I'm so excited and honored to be part of 'Entertainment Tonight!' 'E.T.' was the show that started all the entertainment news, so I couldn't be more thrilled.
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I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.
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I shop more than most women.
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Pressure selling is firmly rooted in American economic life, and I'm sorry it is, for it should not be necessary. Some people think part of the panic following 1929 was due to too much pressure in selling.
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I try to get the best performance an actor can give.
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I've told several writers this, and, again, I get back to it, but if you want to make God smile, tell him your plans.
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Athletes and musicians make astronomical amounts of money. People get paid $100 million to throw a baseball! Shouldn't we all take less and pass some of that money onto others? Think about firefighters, teachers and policemen. We should celebrate people that are intellectually smart and trying to make this world a better place.
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Nobody ever says to men, how can you be a Congressman and a father.
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In the Astronaut Office we're never totally out of training, we always keep our hand in it. But after five years, things have changed and so it's been good to get back into the flow and relearn a lot of things.
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Al Jolson was one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived.
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I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford.
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The moon was up, painting the world silver, making things look just a little more alive.
