William Ellery Channing Quotes
Perhaps in our presence, the most heroic deed on earth is done in some silent spirit, the loftiest purpose cherished, the most generous sacrifice made, and we do not suspect it. I believe this greatness to be most common among the multitude, whose names are never heard.
Quotes to Explore
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Many people believe the whole catastrophe is the oil we spill, but that gets diluted and eventually disarmed over time. In fact, the oil we don't spill, the oil we collect, refine and use, produces CO2 and other gases that don't get diluted.
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Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.
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I believe that first impressions are very important.
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I don't believe in regret.
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Planning a garden, park, building, or city shouldn't be done in an office.
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I've always considered myself a fairly romantic person. I believe in love and falling in love at a young age.
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Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it's just an extension of childhood play... Kids play and imagine in a very intense fashion and they don't need any director telling them, 'You really have to believe in it.' They believe in it completely.
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The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who do the improbable.
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I believe that given the audience attention level, we could do an even more compelling 90 minutes.
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Well, actually, I manage a couple of stock portfolios or funds or whatever you want to call 'em, and I think I've done relatively well with them.
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I love to pitch things that I believe in and products that I love to use.
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I have a longing for fiction - to try to believe in it and to disappear into it.
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Almost always, when we have fights in movies, they're done in these strange rooms where nothing gets broken. It's almost like they're in padded cells.
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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
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Sometimes when you're looking at your own work, you can't really see, and it's only when you step back a little bit later that you think, 'Oh, that's completely in line with everything else I've done.'
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I don't believe in cutting out people from the past. It doesn't give strength; it just gives loneliness.
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Divisional exercise is a great game of make-believe.
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I believe that most police are conscientious and want only to provide safety for us.
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I believe the relationship you have with your government is not so different to a love relationship.
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To the extent we are perceiving anyone's guilt -choosing to focus on the errors of their personality rather than the eternal innocence of their spirit - we're closing our hearts, deflecting a miracle and causing our own inevitable suffering.
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The important thing to note is that it is not important whether Malala was shot or not - Malala is not asking for personal favors or support. She is asking for support with girls' education and women's rights. So don't support Malala, support her campaign for girls' education and women's rights.
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There are times when I think, 'Do I have the energy to be upset?' and the answer is 'no.'
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Perhaps in our presence, the most heroic deed on earth is done in some silent spirit, the loftiest purpose cherished, the most generous sacrifice made, and we do not suspect it. I believe this greatness to be most common among the multitude, whose names are never heard.
