Hannah Whitall Smith Quotes
Many Christians still at bottom look upon God as one of the most selfish, self-absorbed Beings in the universe, far more selfish than they could think it right to be themselves, -intent only upon His own honor and glory, looking out continually that His own rights are never trampled on; and so absorbed in thoughts of Himself and of His own righteousness, as to have no love or pity to spare for the poor sinners who have offended Him.
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During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
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Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.
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Most people who went about saying a ghost had poked them with a brolly would be locked up somewhere.
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I was raised by very traditional Southern parents with Southern manners. You don't air your dirty laundry to people that aren't your family or your friends. Why would I ever want to portray myself as anything other than together?
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Obama is a great man who's just beginning to understand the realities. And I'm not just saying that because he reads my books. I would have voted for him anyway.
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You can think of Hollywood as high school. TV actors are freshmen, comedy actors are maybe juniors, and dramatic actors - they're the cool seniors.
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All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
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I’m fed up with everyone being lied to just because the administration thinks it’s in our best interests not to know all the facts.
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I learned that the songs that mean the most to me are the songs that I write by myself. While there were people I wrote really well with, particularly Gary Nicholson and Delbert McClinton, and I really enjoyed the experience, I came away from it feeling like I need to write by myself.
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In the writers' room, when we talk about each episode, we first talk about the character journey of the episode.
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I'm a horrible romantic!
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My stepmom is one of the leading researchers on lupus in the world.
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With Barack, there's an emotional need to succeed, to win, to obtain victory. He always believes that he's the smartest person in the room.
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Nearly every industry in America, from carbon trading to bricklaying, hosts its own back-slapping awards night.
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Be yourself, take control of your life.
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I think Helen of Troy must have been pretty hot. She got two countries going crazy for 10 years over her.
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I'll never be a good writer, and no chance of being a good actor.
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I don't think I'm successful.
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Logic is the anatomy of thought.
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As the light begins to intensify, so does my misery, and I wonder how it is possible to hurt so much when nothing is wrong.
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But it was long ago and it was far away,Oh god, it seems so very far.And if life is just a highwayThen the soul is just a car.And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are.
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p. 162-3 ; as cited in Albert Lepawsky (1949), Administration, p. 15-16
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No one since the Garden of Eden - which the serpent forsook in order to run for higher office - has imputed to politicians great purity of motive.
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Many Christians still at bottom look upon God as one of the most selfish, self-absorbed Beings in the universe, far more selfish than they could think it right to be themselves, -intent only upon His own honor and glory, looking out continually that His own rights are never trampled on; and so absorbed in thoughts of Himself and of His own righteousness, as to have no love or pity to spare for the poor sinners who have offended Him.
