William Griffith Wilson (Bill Wilson) Quotes
You are asking yourself, as all of us must: 'Who am I?' . . . 'Where am I?' . . . 'Whence do I go?' The process of enlightenment is usually slow. But, in the end, our seeking always brings a finding. These great mysteries are, after all, enshrined in complete simplicity.
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Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
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I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.
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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'
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I have always been interested in politics. I was in the student union before, very active.
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I don't prepare for anything very well. I am not a good actor. I don't read scripts.
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People don't really want reality. They want theater, and that's different.
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I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure, Jesus Christ.
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Part of me feels you can't say you were truly in love if it didn't last. If I end up getting married and having kids, that's when I'll know it's real - because it lasted.
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I dig science fiction, though it was never really my thing.
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The pace of Swedish crime fiction is slower - Stieg Larsson's the exception. And I think we use the environment more.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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I have had the good fortune to be able to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. I have enjoyed the freedom I had gained from building a successful business from scratch, making some money, and creating the lifestyle I wanted.
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I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities.
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Yet there are thousands of Indigenous people searching for family members.
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I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.
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The area we define as what Quora's good at is long-form text that's useful over time, and where you care about who wrote the text. Not that you need to be friends with them, just that they're someone trustworthy.
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Under so much pressure and the situation that I was in, that was the personality that came across with me.
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It is very difficult to get people to focus on the most important things when you're in boom times.
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The one way the world hasn't changed: teaching is still the most important job.
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In my own life I know that my state of cheerfulness is a reliable gauge of my level of spiritual enlightenment at that moment. The more cheerful, happy, contented, and satisfied I am feeling, the more aware I am of my deep connection to Spirit.
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What's a bigger mystery box than a movie theater? You go to the theater, you're just so excited to see anything - the moment the lights go down is often the best part.
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You are asking yourself, as all of us must: 'Who am I?' . . . 'Where am I?' . . . 'Whence do I go?' The process of enlightenment is usually slow. But, in the end, our seeking always brings a finding. These great mysteries are, after all, enshrined in complete simplicity.
