William Greenough Thayer Shedd Quotes
A man's ideal, like his horizon, is constantly receding from him as he advances toward it.
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We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.
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I was a fan of One Direction when I was 16, but I was also a fan of Bring Me The Horizon and hardcore bands.
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Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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There are always new places to go fishing. For any fisherman, there's always a new place, always a new horizon.
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In any case, ideals are something we strive for; they are somewhere on the horizon of our efforts; they provide meaning and direction; they are not, however, static quotas that we either fulfill or do not.
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Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.
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Why do people move? What makes them uproot and leave everything they've known for a great unknown beyond the horizon? ... The answer is the same the world over: people move in the hope of a better life.
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The whole purpose of working is to support your ideal lifestyle.
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It's not ideal to have three films coming out at once.
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I shall never forget my mother, for it was she who planted and nurtured the first seeds of good within me. She opened my heart to the lasting impressions of nature; she awakened my understanding and extended my horizon and her percepts exerted an everlasting influence upon the course of my life.
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The great liberty of the fictional writer is to let the imagination out of the traces and see it gallop off over the horizon.
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No art can conquer the people alone-the people are conquered by an ideal of life upheld by authority.
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For, after all, you do grow up, you do outgrow your ideals, which turn to dust and ashes, which are shattered into fragments; and if you have no other life, you just have to build one up out of these fragments.
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I have steadfastly refused to make concessions that would undermine my ideals.
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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon.
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What folly takes light through ether to each eye from every horizon.
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Through the ample open door of the peaceful country barn, A sun-lit pasture field, with cattle and horses feeding; And haze, and vista, and the far horizon, fading away.
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I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedom of fiction, where I get to invent everything, and tidy, conclusive endings are within my control.
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I can't think of one person I've ever met who didn't like some type of music.
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I was very much a child of the 1960s. I protested the Vietnam War and grew up in a fairly politicized home. My father was like a cross between William Kunstler and Zorba the Greek. I grew up among left-wing lawyers.
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It is in getting to know my Bible that I get to know Jesus.
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A man's ideal, like his horizon, is constantly receding from him as he advances toward it.
