Ogden Nash Quotes
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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You want to know why there's a Texas Rangers? Well, here's the answer. You know how the six-gun came around? Well, here's the answer. You want to know why Mexicans allowed Americans to settle Texas in the first place? It was fear of Comanches.
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I believe we are created in the image of God for a particular purpose, and I believe that with all my heart.
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The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse.
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Attraction is what happens between you. It's not universal. And it's not conventional. And thank God for that.
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Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.
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All my life, people have asked me what I was so mad about. 'Why you so mad?' And I was never mad. I'm not mad, I just look mad.
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Young people are dying for no reason all over the world that don't know why. It's ugly, everywhere.
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God is not separate from anything, or anyone. So it's impossible to prevent God from being visible in our government.
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When I was a little girl, my dream was just to hear my song on the radio. It was very fascinating to me, and I was like, 'How do I do that?' Now it's like, 'Oh my God, my song is on the radio!'
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I'm a crier. I always cry. I cry at the dumbest things, too. This is why I sort of steer clear of movies and films that I know are going to be depressing. I don't care how many awards they've won - I know they're good. I don't need to watch them, because I don't want to be depressed, and I don't want to cry.
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Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
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I know victims of domestic abuse. I know what it takes for people to get out, and I also know why people stay. It's heartbreaking.
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God wants you well. God wants you prosperous. God wants you a whole person.
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Christians believe that God is everywhere and is involved in our lives at every moment, whether we publicly acknowledge God or not.
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Why do you think the fans like us - why they prefer our street raps over all that phony stuff out there? Because we're telling the real story of what it's like living in places like Compton. We're giving them reality. We're like reporters. We give them the truth.
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.
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You matter to God, and every detail of your life matters to Him.
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There is time not only to see who has done what, but to speculate why.
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If you just keep your head down and just try and do your thing, sometimes magic happens.
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In a perfect world an idea could be born, nourished, developed and made known to everyone, criticized and perfected, and put to good use without the crude fact of financial support ever entering in to the process. Seldom, if ever, in the practical world in which we live does this occur.
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I`'ll make it official. I care about Don Draper and what happens to him and I'm not the only one who does.
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God in his wisdom made the fly And then forgot to tell us why.
