Catherine the Great Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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When my first child was born in 1962, I wrote a letter to my grandfather telling him how happy I was but how concerned; concerned because there were so many visions which were not very good.
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Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone.
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As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.
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I'm not very bright about money. I'm not domestic either. If I don't learn how to cook, maybe I won't have to.
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If the United States is treating Afghanistan as a sovereign country it has to prove it.
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I always wanted to tell the story of how Pearl Jam is the story of lightning striking twice. As well as being the flipside of the classic rock tale where great promise ends in tragedy. This is where tragedy begins great promise.
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I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.
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I wake my wife up at 3 a.m. and say, "Listen to this!"
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Ask the right questions, and the answers will always reveal themselves.
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The empire of woman is an empire of softness, of address, of complacency. Her commands are caresses, her menaces are tears.
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It's not going to happen through technology or our intellectual abilities but only through prayer. When we pray, God works. We believe God blesses churches that bless missions.
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Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. Sometimes you run over a drunk who's lain down and fallen asleep on the warm pavement. I mean, do you keep going, or what?
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Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.
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My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am.
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The right question is usually more important than the right answer.
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If we could only snap the fetters of the body that bind the feet of the soul, we shall experience a great joy. Then we shall not be miserable because of the body's sufferings. We shall become free.
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He who is usually self-sufficient becomes exceptionally vain and keenly alive to fame and praise when he is physically ill. The more he loses himself the more he has to endeavor to regain his position by means of the opinion of others.
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To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service, whenever and wherever needed, without prejudice concerning the identity of those in need.
