Barbara Brown Taylor Quotes
I read more widely. I made friends more widely. I wore more red. I stayed home on Sundays. I did things that were never in the realm of possible things to do before. That was a real desert experience for me.Barbara Brown Taylor
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.
Dalai Lama -
Like great teams in sports and business endeavors, if there's a chemistry among the participants, and they truly enjoy fellowship together, everybody wants to be there, stay involved, and just have fun together.
Ed Greenwood -
I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
Pat Paulsen -
I don't really yell at people.
Nancy Reagan -
You are about to have your first experience with a Greek lunch. I will kill you if you pretend to like it.
Jackie Kennedy
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Christine Bass was my high school music teacher. She took a program on its last legs and within a few years turned into one of the best programs in the country. Our high school dominated national choir competitions all through her 20-plus year tenure.
Aaron Lazar -
The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
W. Edwards Deming -
Where 'Dragon Quest Monsters' originated from was 'Dragon Quest V,' where you had a monster befriending system as a main part: you could actually befriend monsters and have them fight on behalf of your party, as part of your party.
Yuji Horii -
So many people have asked me about getting their own LEGO Oscar that I submitted it to LEGO Ideas so that everyone has the ability to get one.
Nathan Sawaya -
At the end of the day, it's about the reader's attachment to and belief in the magical elements that make or break magical realism.
Tea Obreht -
Africa’s progress will depend on unleashing economic growth - not just for the few at the top, but for the many, because an essential element of dignity is being able to live a decent life. That begins with a job. And that requires trade and investment.
Barack Obama
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Somewhere in the depths of my soul is the connection my father had with his cattle, the hills of Khalavha, and his people.
Cyril Ramaphosa -
I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but is quite nice in England - the Order of the British Empire for services to drama.
Joan Collins -
I'd like to thank everyone for all their support and prayers. I'm so humbled by that.
Katie Taylor -
People who know me know that I'm not going to open my mouth and say something if I don't mean it. I'm very short and sweet. I'm old-school when it comes to it: I say what I mean and mean what I say, and then get off of it. It's simple as that.
Andre Ward -
We who suffer from chronic Lyme can only ask for our loved ones to try to understand and be compassionate about this invisible disease.
Yolanda Hadid -
I was never a glamour puss whose career was really based on a look or an attitude. I've been basically playing the same parts I am at 55 that I was at 35. I get cast as strong women, and that can be a mother or a judge or anything.
Jane Kaczmarek
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I might show facts as plain as day: but, since your eyes are blind, you'd say, 'Where? What?' and turn away.
Christina Rossetti -
I'm just like James Stewart, because I never studied to be an actor.
Chris Burke -
For most of my life, I did deliberately lead a private life and inadvertently led a public life.
Chelsea Clinton -
Importunate praying is the earnest inward movement of the heart toward God.
Edward McKendree Bounds -
I don't think jealousy has much of a connection with real, objective conditions. Like if you're fortunate you're not jealous, but if life hasn't blessed you, you are jealous. Jealousy doesn't work that way. It's more like a tumor secretly growing inside us that gets bigger and bigger, beyond all reason. Even if you find out it's there, there's nothing you can do to stop it.
Haruki Murakami -
I read more widely. I made friends more widely. I wore more red. I stayed home on Sundays. I did things that were never in the realm of possible things to do before. That was a real desert experience for me.
Barbara Brown Taylor