Carl Holmes Quotes
The older we get the more we realize that service to others is the only way to stay happy. If we do nothing to benefit others we will do nothing to benefit ourselves.
Quotes to Explore
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I think the only advice I can give you on how to live your life well is, first off, remember... it's not the things we do in life that we regret on our deathbed, it is the things we do not.
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'The HoneyLine' is my web site and TV segments that were birthed out of the stark reality that we all need a few people to help navigate this life.
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Tell me, Connie, is your mother still dead?
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The word 'grace' means after we must have done everything humanly possible, we must leave the issue with God. That is grace.
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'Crash' is a movie about the racial tension that still exists in America. A lot of us pretend that we don't have preconceived notions and stereotypical ideals about each other, but we do. And we wanted to create a movie about people whose lives crash into each others' accidentally.
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I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
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Just as Wall Street needs to break the hold of the bonus culture, which drives risk-taking that is rational for individuals but damaging to the financial system, so science must break the tyranny of the luxury journals. The result will be better research that better serves science and society.
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We have used the presence of UNMIK, as well as other European and American agencies to establish a legal framework compatible with the European Union and that is already an advantage. We have seen the positive effects of this and our parliament will continue to go this way.
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I'm easy to hate. I get it.
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As a child, I had the opportunity to meet the captain onboard a British Airways flight. It was so exciting to see the cockpit and controls. I was in awe of the captain, and he stamped my log book, which I still have to this day.
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I had to jump on the tractor and do my chores. I would have just killed to be in town, to be able to Rollerblade hand-in-hand with somebody I had a crush on. I just wanted to get off the farm, to find my outlet.
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The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you remembered everything from your entire life, you would be sick.
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I used to want to be the quickest, loudest, and sharpest. I think as time has gone on, I've gotten more relaxed.
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The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is due, not only to the beauty it can be clothed in, but also to its essential quality of being the present.
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I am so happy that I married a comedy writer. He's never not without a joke. No matter where we are.
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It's a long struggle being an actor; I don't know if I'd ever recommend it to anybody!
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Young people are often ignored and disregarded, but they are acute observers and learners of everything we say and do.
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At its worst, Washington is a place where name-calling partisan politics too often trumps policy.
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The nation's chronic weakness is its political system, which is nearing dysfunction. If the U.S. can elect better political leadership, it should be able to manage problems better than most competitors.
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I love to be comfortable, but I also love to play up the glamour.
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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.
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The reason I had unfaithfulness in one of my marriages is because I was too patriotic.
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The older we get the more we realize that service to others is the only way to stay happy. If we do nothing to benefit others we will do nothing to benefit ourselves.
