William Robertson Smith Quotes
Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all that was necessary to this end every man had to take his part, or break with the domestic and political community to which he belonged.William Robertson Smith
Quotes to Explore
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The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.
Mahatma Gandhi -
All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.
J. B. Smoove -
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
I'm a great bum, and I'm a pretty good director.
Daniel Espinosa -
I'm so freaking competitive it's unbelievable.
Dana Torres -
I cook more theoretically than I do practically. My job is creative, and in the kitchen, the biggest part of my creativity is theoretical.
Ferran Adria
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
Rainer Maria Rilke -
It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
Rachel Kushner -
I have a handicap in that English is not my first language. So even though I'm a writer, I don't write anymore because it's just harder in English.
Patricia Riggen -
I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.
Val Kilmer -
At the beginning of the week, I roast a ton of vegetables so I can use them for the next few days. I also plan out meals in advance.
Gail Simmons -
Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite.
Victor Hugo
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I could hum Beatles songs before I could talk - not very well, but sort of.
Taylor Momsen -
I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.
Adam Braun -
One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you.
Faith Baldwin -
I have a lightsaber at my front door for home protection. I have an 800-watt electric skateboard that I use to run errands in my neighborhood. It can go about six, seven miles, so depending on how much time I have, and how much I have to carry home, I'll take it really far. I love that thing.
Nathan Fillion -
When one jumps over the edge, one is bound to land somewhere.
D. H. Lawrence -
Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep.
Utada Hikaru
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There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing.
David McCullough -
There's a lot of dancing in football. You can see Victor Cruz doing a little bit of a cha-cha or samba move in the end zone. You can see Terrell Owens getting his popcorn ready. You can see Ochocinco doing the riverdance. But not so much when it comes to ballroom.
Emmitt Smith -
Ambiguity lurks in generality and may thus become an instrument of severity.
Felix Frankfurter -
I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a lot of pitches.
Jose Altuve -
To regret one’s own experiences is to arrest one’s own development. To deny one’s own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one’s own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul.
Oscar Wilde -
Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all that was necessary to this end every man had to take his part, or break with the domestic and political community to which he belonged.
William Robertson Smith