Karl A. Menninger Quotes
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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My wife asked me if I ever thought I would ever retire from stand-up. And I thought about it, and I was like, 'No, because it's my job; it's what I do, and I enjoy it.' It's still the most challenging thing for me to do.
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Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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Now I am not against widgets, those small third-party applications that people can put on their Web pages on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, in general.
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Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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It's actually harder to write a fun song.
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It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.
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Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.
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In my experience, scientists are not always the most socially adjusted people, and may have habits and fascinations outside of their work that others might consider odd.
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I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.
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I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have kept a flock of sheep, rather than to have undertaken this government.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.
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In Spain, the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world.
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I just work hard and do things as they come along. But it has been a challenge to learn that I have to say 'no' to things and to know how and what to prioritize.
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I believe in holiness and sacredness in other people. It doesn't mean that the clouds part and I see God. That's a juvenile way of thinking about it.
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Everything in life, bad or good, makes you change and grow - happily, because if it didn't, we'd be machines.
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A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strenghs; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.
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Each of our lives is a part of the lengthy process of the universe gradually waking up and becoming aware of itself.
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A good comedy's very hard to make, so good comic writing I really enjoy.
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When I make a vow to God, then I would suggest to you that's even stronger than a handshake in Texas.
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Unrest of spirit is a mark of life.
