William Griffith Wilson (Bill Wilson) Quotes
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves would restore us to sanity.
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Whatever your political affiliation may be, whether you are a conservative or liberal, we should all be bound by the belief that we need to support the troops.
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Even the mundane task of washing dishes by hand is an example of the small tasks and personal activities that once filled people's daily lives with a sense of achievement.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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I wasn't a ladies' man.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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Of course my parents are picky about the girls I date; my parents watch out for me.
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More recently, as faith gave way to materialism, anti-Semitism assumed a secular mode, harnessing itself to the dominant ideologies of both the Left and the Right.
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You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
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I crave attention and adventure.
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The fact is, Latinos now own their own lives and I believe they can afford to look back without judgment.
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If you don't know much about the field, you're able to ask a set of questions that an expert would never ask, and that allows you a very different thought process and a fresh approach.
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Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.
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It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage.
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I usually have two or three books on the go at the same time. If I'm in different moods, I want to read different things.
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I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
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A lie to me is a dream that might come true.
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Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes.
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I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
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Do not reveal, if liberty is precious to you; my face is the prison of love.
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I am the extreme member of the band because I never go out after the show. It's my rule.
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Honestly, it's really fun to be yourself. It's really fun to be me.
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I believe in the power of great art to transcend geographical boundaries, political differences and even the restrictions of time.
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I believe in a world of justice and human rights for all. A world where girls can grow up free of fear of abuse. A world where women are treated with the respect and dignity that is their right. A world where poverty is not acceptable. My dear young friends, you can make this your world.
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We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves would restore us to sanity.
