William Ellery Channing Quotes
The hills are reared, the seas are scooped in vain If learning's altar vanish from the plain.
Quotes to Explore
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Humans don't 'need' math-based cryptocurrencies when dealing with other humans. We walk slowly, talk slowly, and buy big things. Credit cards, cash, wires, checks - the world seems fine.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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Narrow banks could restart effective intermediation and ensure that consumers and employment-creating small and medium-size enterprises are adequately financed and can contribute to the reactivation of the economy.
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I never said I was a genius.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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I can't think of anything worse than trying to schmooze someone with the idea that you're an actor.
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It was always my dream to be part of MTV and make history.
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People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven't seen God. But I think that one's beliefs are one's God - and, in those terms, yes, God is there.
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Social conditions that spur large numbers of people into action are ignored in favor of a Hollywood version of history focusing on one conquering hero. Since a movement for social change is embodied in its leader, death of the leader means death of the movement.
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Our relationships are precious, valuable treasures from heaven, and we should handle them carefully, always looking for ways to build bridges to each other's hearts.
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I love spending time researching a character and reading about them.
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Beauty is boring because it is predictable.
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I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.
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Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.
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To the folks walking around the District of Columbia, I would say this: 'Be careful.'
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I think I might become a pescatarian. I love sushi, couldn't give it up.
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We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight upon the human condition. And do not know how one copes with it except through politics.
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I realize that I'm a mature woman and one of these days, incredible diet or not, I'll be a little old lady.
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Boxing is a lonely sport.
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If we value human rights, they should be at the core of the project against violent extremism, and women a key part of our imagined future.
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I make no vows. I take my chance. … It means that I fear certainty as you fear uncertainty. It means that nothing is certain but uncertainty. If I bind the future I bind my will. If I bind my will I strangle creation.
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Just learning to think in another language allows you to see your own culture in a better viewpoint.
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The Girl Scouts is where I became acquainted with the idea that a woman can do anything. Learning that early on has a tremendous impact on the development of a young girl's personality. It had a huge impact on me. Girl Scouts is where I first learned about philanthropy and fell in love with the concept of helping others-in my troop this was very important. We did a lot of community service like picking up trash and feeding the homeless. Loving humankind was something that echoed throughout my time at Girl Scouts.
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The hills are reared, the seas are scooped in vain If learning's altar vanish from the plain.
