Rick Perry Quotes
Either faith in Christ can cleanse all people of their sin, or none, but not some... The truth of Christ's death, resurrection and power over sin is absolute.
Quotes to Explore
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There's a long tradition of black folks pleading with white people. It's a tradition that emerges from political necessity, so I get it; I'm just not very interested in it.
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
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An alliance of civilisations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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I put my thoughts in a book, which must mean I don't want anyone to read them.
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In a competitive industry, only paranoid incumbents - those constantly striving for betterment - have any hope of surviving.
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I think sometimes I should do more carousing, because I don't do much and maybe it would be fun occasionally. It's hard for me to have fun and I'm a serious thinker and a searcher and funny from the front.
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My passion for strengthening the community and making peoples' lives better is stronger now than when I first got into politics.
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I live every day to its fullest extent and I don't sweat the small stuff.
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And the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats,None knew so well as I:For he who lives more lives than oneMore deaths than one must die.
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If neither love nor pain Will ever touch thy heart, Then only God's in thee, And then in God thou art
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In my junior high and high school days, I would just pick up a mower and go mow the neighbor's grass and make an extra 30 bucks.
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I'm one of those guys that spins through the clicker when I'm watching TV. When one of my movies comes on, I'll watch a scene or two.
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My wife Patrice, in addition to being enormously supportive, has taught me a lot about life. She might argue it's because I have so much to learn. One of the most important things I've learned is the art of listening.
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I'm finding that I tend to be one of those people who gets into very committed, long-term relationships, and then I really focus on that relationship and not so much myself.
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I feed on other people's creativity, photographers, artists of every kind. Sometimes a feeling that you get listening to a song can be so powerful. I've wanted to write whole scripts around what I felt just listening to a piece of music. I think music is important, and surrounding your visual field with stimulating things.
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I have a fantastic team, and it's much easier having children, because that creates a natural limit.
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If I was a political mercenary, I would be using my talents in another line of work.
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The Dr. King holiday is not just for black people, African-Americans or people of African descent.
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When I met Michael Jordan on a basketball court at an athletic club – we hooped together in Chicago – he came to me and asked me if I wanted to do a song for his upcoming movie. I was like, 'Yeah!' I didn't even ask what it was.
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I am dubious as to how far we can move toward global community-which is the only way to achieve international peace-until we learn the basic principles of community in our own individual lives and personal spheres of influence.
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Keeping your artistic self as creative as possible is a balancing act.
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Either faith in Christ can cleanse all people of their sin, or none, but not some... The truth of Christ's death, resurrection and power over sin is absolute.
