William Arthur Ward Quotes
What you believe is more important than what you possess. What you live is more lasting than what you profess. Whom you inspire is more significant than whom you impress.
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I know every politician spins the truth a little.
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Actors are greedy. They can never be satisfied. I want praise as well as box office returns.
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Christianity has stayed stable, as it must do. The doctrines don't change. The understanding of what it means to walk with God doesn't change. The reality of worship doesn't change, not at heart, anyway. So Christianity appears to be stuck.
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Terrorism should be seen in the light of the country's security and not from the narrow perspective of caste, creed and religion.
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A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.
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Allowing homosexuality means allowing satanic rights.
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For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
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It's been amazing how this crazy career has been created. I feel that it's been given to me. I wouldn't be anywhere without Victoria's Secret.
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There are many cultural prejudices. For instance, even though fresh fish is a regional staple, Catalans don't like sashimi.
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I have always compared our traditions of liberty, like those of Abraham Lincoln and Ho Chi Minh.
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It is faith that drives us to build, a belief that we cannot be limited by lack of nerve or airspace.
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I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've just got to do what you do. Just listen to your soul and do your art and do it for the right reasons, and then you can't fail.
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I think the most rewarding part for me is kind of not knowing where the story's going next, and then finding out and being blown away by it.
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With any relationship that goes on and is productive over a long period, there have to be some sort of interlocking qualities in those personalities that make it possible to survive.
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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Being a public company is really terrible for most companies. I'd say Facebook and Google have done a pretty good job of standing up to the incredible quarterly pressure to hit numbers, but most companies - and I've observed a lot now - don't do a very good job of that.
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I've been taking batting practice in my barn where nobody can see me, so I may be better than anyone thinks.
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I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid.
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When I get all focused on songwriting, I get into all the marketing and promotion that we do to make it happen. Then the right song comes along and blows it all out of the water. The right song will do it for you every time.
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I find that the more I do the more ability the Almighty gives me.
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Putting a face on a gay is important. We are just people.
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I don't go to clubs and throw money and pop bottles. That's not my thing, no disrespect.
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What you believe is more important than what you possess. What you live is more lasting than what you profess. Whom you inspire is more significant than whom you impress.
