Thomas More Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Well if somebody's giving me a script, I'll consider it. But it's not something I'm chasing.
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The South resented giving the Afro-American his freedom, the ballot box and the Civil Rights Law.
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You can express your generosity in ways that are virtually limitless. This was what I wanted to convey in 'Giving 2.0' - that whether you have $10 or $10 million to give, if you identify the right opportunities and make the most of your resources, your impact can be tremendous.
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The Lord is greater than all: I have said enough.
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Mary and Carrie and baby Grace and Ma had all had scarlet fever. The Nelsons across the creek had had it too, so there had been no one to help Pa and Laura.
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I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.
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What winning is to me is not giving up, is no matter what's thrown at me, I can take it. And I can keep going.
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In schools giving students a full education, not to create great artists but about the right to have full expression and imagination and creativity, along with an acknowledgement that everybody learns differently. You try and you fail and you try again. All those skills are useful in the workplace, too.
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The more the division of labor and the application of machinery extend, the more does competition extend among the workers, the more do their wages shrink together.
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The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is.
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We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread.
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A friend told me about a Nike competition, where they give you one minute to do tricks with a basketball. I wasn't going to go, but they were giving away free sneakers. I ended up coming in second place.
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Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.
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Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.
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The thing I most connect with is the idea of not giving up. And that's a thing I have in my own life. You have to trust your instincts and keep trying.
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So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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It has not been unknown that judges persist in error to avoid giving the appearance of weakness and vacillation.
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My girls and I regularly go through their rooms to find clothes and toys to donate to charities. I firmly believe that children who have been given so much need to experience the joy that comes from giving.
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The lapse of ages changes all things - time - language - the earth - the bounds of the sea - the stars of the sky, and everything 'about, around, and underneath' man, except man himself, who has always been and always will be, an unlucky rascal. The infinite variety of lives conduct but to death, and the infinity of wishes lead but to disappointment. All the discoveries which have yet been made have multiplied little but existence.
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I'm a liberal, but I'm not biased. Seriously.
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Friends are supposed to act like harbor boats-let you know if you're off course. But it ain't always possible.
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The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
