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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We should always remember that it is by His invitation that we come to His holy house, the temple of the Lord. We should respond to His invitation by being worthy, by being prepared, and by having the temple as a priority in our lives. While in the temple we should act as if we are in His holy presence.
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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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I don't like concrete jungles.
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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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Lay me on an anvil, O God. Beat me and hammer me into a crowbar. Let me pry loose old walls. Let me lift and loosen old foundations.
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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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He would not anticipate those counsels which are rather bestowed by circumstances on men, than by men on circumstances.
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It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom.
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Show charity and goodwill to others and it will return to enhance your own life in many wonderful ways.
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Those herbs which perfume the air most delightfully, not passed by as the rest, but, being trodden upon and crushed, are three; that is, burnet, wild thyme and watermints. Therefore, you are to set whole alleys of them, to have the pleasure when you walk or tread.
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The past is a stronger influence in the South. But I think everywhere you have this sense that the world changes faster than you can accommodate yourself to. Looking back and seeing how you got where you are is a useful way to combat disorientation.
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The primacy of the word, basis of the human psyche, that has in our age been used for mind-bending persuasion and brain-washing pulp, disgraced by Gobbles and debased by advertising copy, remains a force for freedom that flies out between all bars.
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I often break strings, which on a piano is quite an achievement!
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I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
