Thomas Starr King Quotes
Nature is hieroglyphic. Each prominent fact in it is like a type; its final use is to set up one letter of the infinite alphabet, and help us by its connections to read some statement or statute applicable to the conscious world.
Quotes to Explore
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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It's an error in judgment to bounce into starting a small business before you cash in on building a strong foundation.
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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And then I think now we are - you know his - like I've always said. His spirit is so large that we feel his presence around the show, and we always will. He will always have a voice.
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Maybe I was unpopular a bit because I was a teacher's pet. But even the teachers complained about me. They would say to my parents, 'For every one question any pupil asks, Walter asks 10.'
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If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
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Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.
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I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens.
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I've always been interested in any kind of great music, and African music is, I think, the source of it all.
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The study titled 'Impact of Immigration on Wages, by Education Level, 1994-2007' found that increased immigration had an effect of lowering wages for earlier immigrants by an average of 4.6 percent. Running counter to popular perception is the finding that for native-born Americans, wages actually increased by 0.6 percent.
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The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
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Trans people deserve something vital; they deserve your respect. From that respect comes a more compassionate community.
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I don't really care how I am remembered as long as I bring happiness and joy to people.
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Overall, we had about 50 meetings where the brothers would say that I couldn't do any solo records, I couldn't write for other people, I couldn't do this and I couldn't do that. These guys were trying to nail my feet to the ground.
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People like to invent enemies. It spares us the need to address complex worldviews.
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To say I'm the easiest person to live with would be a lie.
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Everybody knows that Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, a young father to be sure: only thirty at the time of the Constitutional Convention and just turned thirty-eight when he left behind his brilliant career as Secretary of the Treasury.
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I think they are grooming me as another Gary Cooper.
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We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves.
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Archimedes was my ideal. I admired the works of artists, but to my mind, they were only shadows and semblances. The inventor, I thought, gives to the world creations which are palpable, which live and work.
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Not only do we have to change the food we eat... we have to educate people about what they can eat appropriately.
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Too many Californians are struggling to make ends meet, pay the bills, and send their kids to college. They are looking for progressive leaders in Washington who will fight for them, like Senator Boxer has done for over 20 years.
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Despite the litany of the sorrows of the city, we must believe in the ability of man to respond to the problems of his environment.
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Nature is hieroglyphic. Each prominent fact in it is like a type; its final use is to set up one letter of the infinite alphabet, and help us by its connections to read some statement or statute applicable to the conscious world.
