Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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I've always thought that I'd make a pretty good police officer, except maybe for the danger part. I have a rare medical condition that makes it difficult for me to risk getting shot, so probably I'd have to be one of those officers who work in 'do not shoot' areas.
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I was the kind of child who worked hard every day with the cows and sheep - I was a very aggressive boy.
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No matter who the prime minister is, incremental changes take place. The economy moves on.
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When I was in university, my dream was to be a coach, like a high school track coach. Not to teach.
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Civilization, to be worthy of the name, must afford other methods of settling human differences than those of blood letting.
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In the end, religion teaches us to value truth, justice and freedom.
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There's so much fakeness in the fashion world, but Mum and Dad have always given us a good work ethic and were quite worried at first about whether I could make a living from acting. They've been together for 29 years and share the same values. I really do want to have that kind of marriage myself.
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To me, a purely good individual or purely bad individual, that's a comic book – that's a fantasy – and I don't do fantasy.
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I'm in great shape considering I have hardware in my back. I work out constantly to keep my muscles limber and my abs strong so they can take the burnt of everything.
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One of the most constant aspects of American life is change - and nowhere is it more evident than in our financial markets.
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It's just a goatee. That sounds kind of weird. A soul patch? I don't know how 'soul' it is.
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The more praying there is in the world, the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil everywhere.
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As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man, I have chalked up many a mile. Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, and I learned much from both of their styles.
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There has been a meeting and discussions are still in progress. The talks have been taking place between the two sides here and in the United States.
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An effective speaker knows that the success or failure of his talk is not for him to decide - it will be decided in the minds and hearts of his hearers.
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Everyone always says, 'Kristen got 'Panic Room' because she looks like Jodie Foster.' But it was actually Nicole Kidman who was supposed to play my mother.
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Attain and maintain a reputation, for it is the usufruct of fame. A stiff climb, for it is the issue of excellence, as rare as mediocrity is common.
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The most universal and effectual way of discovering the true meaning of law, when the words are dubious, is by considering the reason and spirit of it; or the cause which moved the legislator to enact it. for when this reason ceased, the law itself ought likewise to cease with it.
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The only reason people are saying I'm the number-one player is because I'm with the number-one team.
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As you start the company, you start spending spending spending ahead of revenue but then you come out of it and very quickly you should become a company that spends less than it makes. And what I mean by very quickly, is that window of time should be in that 6 to 8 year time frame. And the reason is because if you build your business model correctly it's almost unavoidable.
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We should aim rather at leveling down our desires than leveling up our means.
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
