Thomas Starr King Quotes
Be sure of the foundation of your life. Know why you live as you do. Be ready to give a reason for it. Do not, in such a matter as life, build an opinion or custom on what you guess is true. Make it a matter of certainty and science.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I don't want them to read what I'm writing and say, 'I think that's right,' and agree with me. I want them to read something and then walk away and be haunted by it.
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I don't want to set the world up for surprises.
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How does one get bored of life?
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Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in the national conscience, of all of us.
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I definitely like wearing leotards.
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I believe that God made this wonderful universe and all that exists.
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'Molto Mario' was the show that sparked my entire interest in cooking.
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Class struggle: external peace, international solidarity, peace among peoples. This is the sacred slogan of international socialist democracy that liberates nations.
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I would never say I will stay in electronic music for the rest of my life. I will always do whatever I feel like at that moment.
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I do think there is an important artistic component in what we do. As a technology company I've tried to really stress that.
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Pussycat, pussycat,You're so thrilling and I'm so willingto care for you.So go and make up you big little pussy cat eyes.
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Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose,Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes.
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They never forgot That even the most dreadful martyrdom must run its course Anyhow in a corner, some untidy spot Where the dogs go on with their doggy life and the torturer's horse Scratches its innocent behind on a tree.
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The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the Government, the sovereign power.
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I don't have to carry myself as anybody that I'm not, and people picked up on it.
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Ideologies aren't all that important. What's important is psychology.
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I'm pretty romantic.
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Free love? as if love is anything but free. Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love.
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Houses of worship can be the heart of a community. They can be the cradle of a family. They can be places where our children go to learn, not just faith, but to make friends. They build connections. They are essential to a healthy America. And every community deserves the right to have those houses of worship operate in safety and peace.
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Isn't telling about something-using words, English or Japanese-already something of an invention? Isn't just looking upon this world already something of an invention?
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There is a lot of amiable fantasy written about trout fishing, but the truth is that few men know much if anything about the habits of trout and little more about the manner of taking them.
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Be sure of the foundation of your life. Know why you live as you do. Be ready to give a reason for it. Do not, in such a matter as life, build an opinion or custom on what you guess is true. Make it a matter of certainty and science.
