Charles Templeton Quotes
You were born with two things: existence and opportunity, and these are the raw materials out of which you can make a successful life.
Quotes to Explore
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It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.
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The ball whizzes past like a bumblebee and the Indians are in the sea.
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Few things are more enjoyable than lingering over the atlas and plotting a trip.
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Choosing a spouse with religion in mind is not always a mistake, especially if your heritage and your faith are important parts of who you are. The trick is, as always, to recognize a good thing when you see it - and never mistake the bad for something more.
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I sang in a reggae band. And then there was a soul band where I sang back-up vocals and some lead. And I was also in a women's a capella group. And I was in the gospel choir at school. Actually, I've always been in choirs. Or some kind of group. Just because I love singing so much. But I truthfully never thought of it as a career.
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Collectivism and freedom are mortal enemies. Only one will survive.
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I used to hate stilettos. It took me a lot of time to understand how to walk in them and look graceful. And eventually, you realise their importance.
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Winelibrary.tv was about building personal brand equity. It was a business move. Now, it was totally surrounded by a passion for wine, but I very much gave a lot of thought to doing a sports-video blog instead.
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我们的原则是党指挥枪，而决不容许枪指挥党。
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Most of the time I sit down with my guitar or at the piano, and I play for awhile until I get a new riff or groove that I like a lot. Then I'll concentrate on building around that line of thought by adding words and textures. At first I'm only trying to please myself, and hopefully what I like will appeal to others.
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I leave Bud Fox in the canyons of Wall Street, just another ant, one of millions of ants…. We’re all absorbed in this system of capitalism…. You join the collective unconscious.
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A King, by disallowing Acts of this salutary nature, from being the father of his people, degenerated into a Tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience.
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Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters.
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Anger is stronger than fear, stronger than sorrow.
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Unendowed with wealth or pity, Little birds with scarlet legs Sitting on their speckled eggs, Eye each flu-infected city. Altogether elsewhere, vast Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss, Silently and very fast.
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'It must be remembered that Dupach is more than half Negro, and due to the peculiar mentality of this Race, they seem unable to rise to prominence without losing their equilibrium.'
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Never. The shot is too big for the cannon.
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It's just an amazing feeling to know that I'm representing for every plus-size woman out there.
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They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood.
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The only limits are, as always, those of vision.
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I want to play a show at Madison Square Garden in New York, which is where the New York Knicks play. That's what I want.
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The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.
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You were born with two things: existence and opportunity, and these are the raw materials out of which you can make a successful life.
