Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
Quotes to Explore
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It seems there's always another rumor about my life; some people are simply talked about more than others.
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A song of mine called 'I'll Take Care of You' was on that 'Wide Open Spaces' Dixie Chicks album.
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No officer should be allowed to behave as if they are above the law just because they are responsible for upholding the law. Permitting and protecting even the smallest acts of abuse by a tiny fraction of our officers leads to a culture where extreme acts of abuse are more likely, just like what happened to Laquan McDonald.
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I feel like you learn how to do school in second grade through fifth grade. During those years, I was never home.
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I escaped one time. In 1971 I was in the free world for six weeks.
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Cate Blanchett is somebody who I could watch do anything. I love what an extraordinary chameleon she can be. There's something about the way she bends and transforms that feels otherworldly to me.
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One of the best things people could do for their descendents would be to sharply limit the number of them.
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Shopping turns me off.
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Failing to plan is planning to fail. Plan Each Day, Each Week, Each Semester. You can always change your plan, but only once you have one!
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Here's to the next insurrection of the negroes in the West Indies.
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When a woman appears to express fear, we cannot assure her without at least releasing her from responsibility; when we interpret the same emotion in a man as anger, we want to blame him and be certain he acknowledges responsibility. We want to find her guiltless; we want to find him guilty.
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One thing I do understand is that people get scared when I start thinking out loud.
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There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.
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Fruitful discourse in science or theology requires us to believe that within the contexts of normal discourse there are some true statements.
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I find this life so interesting.
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It's very hard to not give in, to sell your soul: to flatter a more experienced male person of power, a producer or director, in order to get what you want. You feel a pressure to flutter your eyelashes and flirt because you know that will work, and I think it's admirable to not do that.
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I normally try to be tranquil on the pitch.
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I don't make decisions just on the character I'm supposed to play. Sometimes it's based on the director, sometimes it's based on the story, sometimes I need money, or sometimes I'm just starved to work.
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The whole 'sell out' word to me is such a tired, tired word.
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We have to take the first step as though there were no God. It is no use to wait for God to help us, He will not: but immediately we arise we find He is there.
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At any age, we struggle with intimacy. When you're a kid, you think, 'I won't have that problem. I'll have sex whenever I want when I'm a grown-up!' And then, somehow, it doesn't quite turn out that way, and it's so surprising to people that connection remains so challenging even when you're married.
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He heard that whenever a woman was to blame for a disappointment, the best way to avoid a scene was to inculpate oneself.
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I like to do weird things in the shower, like drink my coffee, brush my teeth and drink a smoothie. It's good time management.
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I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
