Richard Whately Quotes
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The economics of baseball are the big problem. The big clubs make a lot of money and the little clubs don't.
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This solution may not appeal to our human pride, but the problem is that our human pride in itself is sinful.
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My only experience with American things is through movies.
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Falling in love is not an act of will. It is not a conscious choice. No matter how open to or eager for it we may be, the experience may still elude us. Contrarily, the experience may capture us at times when we are definitely not seeking it, when it is inconvenient and undesirable.
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We now have the largest surplus in history, ... As we commit ourselves to finding ways to secure our retirement programs, we also commit ourselves to bringing fairness to the tax code.
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I learned a long time ago that I can't control the challenges the creator sends my way, but I can control the way I think about them and deal with them
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When you play in a band, you're in phase with people. When you're a DJ, you're totally off-phase. Your work time is 3 A.M. - 5 A.M. and I don't think you can connect. You're miserable the whole time. Whenever I see a DJ in the airport, they are always on the verge of crying.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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The central objective in decolonising the African mind is to overthrow the authority which alien traditions exercise over the African. This demands the dismantling of white supremacist beliefs, and the structures which uphold them, in every area of African life. It must be stressed, however, that decolonisation does not mean ignorance of foreign traditions; it simply means denial of their authority and withdrawal of allegiance from them.
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One of the dangers in prayer is to try to find words that will be somehow on the level of God. Unfortunately, as none of us are on a level with God, we fall short and waste a great deal of time in trying to find the right words.
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I don't really step out the house trying to make a fashion statement. I step out the house making sure I'm comfortable.
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There's really not much conscious thought involved when I record. I just kind of record what feels good. I'm not trying to make it sound like anything.
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And it makes you wonder—how can a people incapable of selecting their own lightbulbs and toilets possess enough competence to vote for their own rulers and fill out complicated tax returns?
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The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.
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Coach Morris wasn't too hard on me, not at all. Being drafted where I was at, there were high expectations for me. I still have high expectations for myself.
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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do.
