Thomas Aquinas Quotes
Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.
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I hadn't learned to read by third grade, which wasn't unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn't see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn't the least bit bothered - until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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Sometimes I don't know whether a movie has been shot on film or in digital when I watch it in the theatres.
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Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever feel like attempting a kind of artistic endeavor is beyond your scope just because of age or inexperience.
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After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.
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The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.
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The market for local advertising is in the billions.
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Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
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I have had two knee surgeries on my right knee: that was my jumping leg that I jumped off for years and years.
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I understood early on that the freedom of America is what made our way of life possible and that we should help other people live in freedom, too.
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I had 500 kids at camp this past summer for example. We do nine weeks for kids and nine days for grown ups every summer. The adult camp is a lot of fun.
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I am not a director or a writer, but a filmmaker.
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An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.
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How do we get more politicians to move from 'fixing' the system to reforming the system? The obvious answer is to either improve the quality of public services or reduce the public's dependence on them. Both approaches are necessary.
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I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.
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At the beginning of the week, when we do our game planning, we look at the opponent and all the unique things they do.
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I have my favourite black knife with me all the time. It's a switchblade. It relaxes me to flick it.
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I have seen things few of my countrymen have. The first time I went on an aeroplane I couldn't work out how the lavatories worked up in the sky.
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You know, no one steered people's careers in those days, I don't think, like they do today.
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A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless . . . all a woman has to do is put you on hold.
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For how can a man stand, unless he have something sure under his feet. Can a man tread the unstable water all his life, and call that standing? Better give in and drown at once.
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David Robinson chose to stay at Navy. He talked about commitment, loyalty and values. I wonder how many of us would choose these virtues rather than the chance of becoming a millionaire, especially if you were a college sophomore when you had to make that choice.
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When you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the simpler one is the better.
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I remember while I was at school some of my Muslim friends talked about a handful of people spoiling things in every culture. Hatred or hurt or pain isn't specific to a religion. I think it's a matter of acceptance. The one thing the world has to accept is everybody is different. What is normal to us is different and unusual to somebody else.
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Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.
