William Graham Sumner Quotes
What is the real relation between happiness and goodness? It is only within a few generations that men have found courage to say that there is none.
Quotes to Explore
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Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
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It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.
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I have no special talent, you know. I never took a writing course before I began to write.
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I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
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I'm only drinking white wine because I'm on a diet and I don't eat.
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There are many drugs that have many serious side effects and that are harmful to people. Marijuana is no different than that. And especially we should try to discourage young people from using marijuana.
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To like an individual because he's black is just as insulting as to dislike him because he isn't white.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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If you're making comedies, they have to have a fun and a rhythm to them.
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Immortality. We all want to be remembered: We want to do things that will make people say, 'Isn't he wonderful?'
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After I started being able to grow a beard, I was obviously done at Disney - until I'm old enough to be a parent or an annoying older brother.
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My father had a real short fuse. He had a tough life - had to support his mother and brother at a very young age when his dad's farm collapsed. You could see his suffering, his terrible suffering, living a life that was disappointing and looking for another one. My father was full of terrifying anger.
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While it's easy for South Sudan to feel distant, the situation is all too real for the South Sudanese mothers choosing which child gets to eat tomorrow. This is a time when we must look outward together and declare that humanity has no borders - no one deserves to suffer like this, especially in a world of such abundance.
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He wasn't directing it, of course, so I didn't work with Hitchcock.
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Basically my whole life revolves around soccer. I don't take many vacations. Everything just gets put on the back burner because of my training. I miss out on a lot of weddings and family functions. But at the end of the day, I'm sitting here as a world champion, and it feels pretty good.
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If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
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If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.
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My biggest asset is that I know how to learn, and that, I believe, will help me in the long run.
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My position's always been we need to build on successes within ACA, fix the problems.
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'She is rightly called not only the mother of the man, but also the Mother of God ... It is certain that Mary is the Mother of the real and true God.
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Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.
Garry Kasparov -
Every Christian who does not study, really study, the Bible every day is a fool.
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During childbirth and hospice I'll sing gospel songs that my grandma taught me when I was younger, or something I've made up, or I'll hum. I just play things that I think the audience will like.
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What is the real relation between happiness and goodness? It is only within a few generations that men have found courage to say that there is none.
