William Wilberforce Quotes
If . . . a principle of true Religion [i.e., true Christianity] should . . . gain ground, there is no estimating the effects on public morals, and the consequent influence on our political welfare.
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It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
Walter Scott
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Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special.
Veronica Roth
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
Karin Slaughter
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Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?
Barton Gellman
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Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.
Florence Ellinwood Allen
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Those guys were made for me and Muhammad because they come straight in and don't back up but you had to watch out for his punching power but if we could have neutralized that then we would have been fine.
Larry Holmes
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I don't listen to the radio too much, but usually I listen to Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley more than I do anybody!
Ralph Stanley
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
Walt Whitman
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I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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The voters of Colorado deserve honest, straight-talking elected officials.
Victor Mitchell
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I think theatre at its best looks into the dark corners; clearly, my dark corners are full of doom.
Laura Wade
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I think tattoos are horrible. It's like living in a Pucci dress full-time.
Karl Lagerfeld
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
Samantha Morton
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Basketball paid for four years of my education, and I am so proud of that.
Ramon Rodriguez
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I live with myself. I wake up with myself, I eat, and I take a dump with myself. I don't see anything special there. I do all the same things other human beings and creatures do. I don't see any need to be telling the data of the day of this particular human being by posting it on online. It's not interesting to me.
Damien Rice
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The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.
Ralph Ellison
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We all understand it's a privilege just to be playing in this league.
Calvin Johnson
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
Edsger Dijkstra
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I don't have a motorcar, so I've got to know and be fairly fond of the buses.
Ciaran Hinds
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I don't find it a struggle to maintain a healthy diet now as my palate has changed. I don't crave rich food.
Jennifer Ellison
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The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.
Ayn Rand
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We have a responsibility as a state to protect our most vulnerable citizens: our children, seniors, people with disabilities. That is our moral obligation. But there is an economic justification too - we all pay when the basic needs of our citizens are unmet.
John Lynch
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There isn't that disconnect between the fashion industry and people now - you can be a trendsetter even if you don't go to shows. The industry isn't as snobbish as it used to be.
Chiara Ferragni
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If . . . a principle of true Religion [i.e., true Christianity] should . . . gain ground, there is no estimating the effects on public morals, and the consequent influence on our political welfare.
William Wilberforce