Cecil Frances Alexander Quotes
We are but little children weak Nor born in any high estate. . . . . There's not a child so small and weak But has his little cross to take, His little work of love and praise That he may do for Jesus' sake.
Quotes to Explore
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There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places. My belief is that the world and our life in it are conditional gifts.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone.
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I had a wonderful mother who wanted my sister and me to have everything, even though money was a very prominent thing we didn't have. But we had a very happy childhood - pretty much ideal, in fact.
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You can learn more from a person just from their observations and how they see the world. More so than just talking.
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We usually never got out of there before four or five o'clock in the morning. Every morning. So it was rough.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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I'm not averse to telling people off.
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We live on a planet that is amazing, beautiful, and full of wonder but not protected from powerful destructive forces of nature. We are capable of doing wonderful and selfless things but also self-absorbed and harmful things. This is the world we live in.
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I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories.
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My siblings and I, we were raised on TV and films. Not a day went by that we weren't watching one of three movies - 'Caddyshack,' 'Animal House,' 'Beverly Hills Cop' - on rotation. Our comedy, our personalities were set watching 'Sesame Street': these really sort of wacky, Jim Henson-y characters.
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I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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I suppose I do think I go out of my way to be a very normal person, and I just find it frustrating that people think that I'm some kind of weirdo reclusive that never comes out into the world.
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When human judgment and big data intersect there are some funny things that happen.
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If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.
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Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
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I like Chanel mascara because it has the darkest black. For my eyebrows, I brush them through to keep them groomed and in place. And for my lips, I wear lip balm. I use Kiehl's Lip Balm #1. It's really helpful during fashion week. If I keep up with these three things, I feel like I look very fresh, young, and natural.
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Life is always a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope.
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It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience.
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Fashion is entertainment. That's why these top models are so fascinating to kids. They're dying to know about Naomi and Christy, or whoever we've declared the new one this afternoon.
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I learned to love despair.
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I'm not saying that there's anything better than mated bliss at its best, but I'm saying that living alone is as good in its own way. But we haven't quite given ourselves permission to recognize that.
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Music is universal; it speaks to people's souls on the deepest level.
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We are but little children weak Nor born in any high estate. . . . . There's not a child so small and weak But has his little cross to take, His little work of love and praise That he may do for Jesus' sake.
