Charles Templeton Quotes
Should one continue to base one's life on a system of belief that-for all its occasional wisdom and frequent beauty-is demonstrably untrue?
Quotes to Explore
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In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the sense of sight upon itself, but even our mind, which contemplates intently another's sin, is slow in the recognition of its own defects.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists.
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Socrates was famously executed for his philosophical and political beliefs. I wondered what would happen if you had a similar character, who was so relentlessly questioning of everything? In a modern society, would we be any more or any less tolerant of that kind of character?
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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Whatever notoriety Fall Out Boy used to have prevents me from having the ability to start over from the bottom again.
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I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.
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I never carry a purse. My iPhone is always with me, a credit card, and a piece of mint chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream gum.
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It was always my dream to be part of MTV and make history.
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I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration's reform, tax reform, or some of the other real issues that are out there.
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Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.
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I remember when President Bush, George W. Bush, came into office, he focused on No Child Left Behind, and with - and before very long, suddenly, Republicans were thought of as being as interested and as competent in education as Democrats, and why? Because they were talking about it and doing something about it.
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Power has long been regarded as morally corrosive, and we often suspect the intentions of those who seek it.
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We will see the presence of angels and we will see an intensification of miracles around the world.
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I just think that pick-up lines in general are horrible. None of them work.
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When I was 17 years old, Frank DiLeo saw my very first music video and flew to my hometown of Las Vegas to meet with my family and me. Frank told my dad, 'I am coming out of retirement to manage one last big act: Manika.'
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For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them in drawers. I wrote on everything. I didn't do my homework so I could write.
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Deftly engineered. McCarthy challenges us all - not just engineers - to take responsibility for the ways in which we all increasingly engineer the world.
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There are a million different things that I want to do.
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Because the truth is, today's immigrants, as they have for generation after generation, work the longest hours at the hardest jobs for the lowest pay, jobs that are just about impossible to fill.
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I don't think that neutrality is an obstacle to Austria's successful integration into European and world structures... but this is a question that the Austrian people themselves must decide.
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Being a father has fulfilled me in parts of my life that sustain me. It gives me a comfort and patience. All actors have this hole inside that they're trying to fill by performing. I'm anxious to keep creating, but I'm not so desperate any more because I have the love and support of my kids and wife.
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Should one continue to base one's life on a system of belief that-for all its occasional wisdom and frequent beauty-is demonstrably untrue?
