Haddon W. Robinson Quotes
For many wealthy people, giving a tenth is a way of robbing God. Their tithe becomes a tip.
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My mornings go by so fast I forget breakfast. Lunch - that's turned out to be my biggest meal. I like tuna fish with low-fat mayonnaise and celery, egg whites and garlic. It's delish.
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An alliance of civilisations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough.
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In the future, I want to have super-fights.
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Well, I - you know, the scripture says that God works by faith. And you have to have faith. You have to have trust in God so that God can work.
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But I'm not objective when I'm acting.
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I grew up watching 'Raging Bull.'
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Write something beautiful and honest and that makes you very proud.
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Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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The 77 cents that women make for every dollar men earn makes a real difference to our families - families stretching to make every dollar count.
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We did a lot of those road trips, all the mandatory stuff that you should when you're a kid, like Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon and the Sequoias and the western coast.
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As a culture, working-class white Americans like myself had no heroes. We loved the military but had no George S. Patton figure in the modern army. I doubt my neighbours could even name a high-ranking military officer.
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I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.
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The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not rich, not famous, but making a living.
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Mike Webster's death was significant. Iron Mike. The best center in the NFL. Nine-time Pro Bowler. Hall of Famer. Four Super Bowl rings. He had played in more games - 220 of them - than any other player in Steelers history.
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He that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home, and broods a nest of sorrows.
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When you're used to being prepared to reject conventional wisdom, it leaves you open to learn more.
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Speech in York (2 June 1973), quoted in The Times (4 June 1973), p. 2.
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Once you get to a certain level, anybody can beat anybody else on any given day.
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For many wealthy people, giving a tenth is a way of robbing God. Their tithe becomes a tip.
