Edward Thomson Quotes
All other great men are valued for their lives; He, above all, for His death, around which mercy and truth, righteousness and peace, God and man are reconciled; for the cross is the magnet which sends the electric current through the telegraph between earth and heaven, and makes both Testaments thrill, through the ages of the past and future, with living, harmonious, and saving truth.
Quotes to Explore
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The idea of interdependence is central to Buddhism, which holds that all things come into being through the mutual interactions of various causes and conditions.
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Marrakech in May is unseasonably tagine-hot.
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New York for a long time was a kind of conductor's graveyard.
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In 70s America, protest used to be very effective, but in subsequent decades municipalities have sneakily created a web of 'overpermiticisation' - requirements that were designed to stifle freedom of assembly and the right to petition government for redress of grievances, both of which are part of our first amendment.
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I do really silly dancing. I love dancing, but I'm not cool when I dance. It's not about my moves, it's not about how cool I am, it's not about how slick I look on the dance floor, it's about having a great time.
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Writing is something I've always done on the side. I thought that no one would be interested, so I kept it to myself.
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If you are constantly making judgments based on superficial affiliations, your world gets to be pretty small.
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What I find most exciting about online video is that it's the future.
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Put a love note in his shaving kit before he leaves on a business trip.
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Up to his twenty-sixth year, the heart of Ignatius was enthralled by the vanities of the world. His special delight was in the military life, and he seemed led by a strong and empty desire of gaining for himself a great name.
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The paths to the house I seek to make,But leave to those to come the house itself.
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You might say that a creative person is a person who simply has a desire to have something, to add something to the world that's not there yet, and goes about arranging fort that to happen.. ..when you desire a work of art and make it, you've added to the stock of art in the world. Artists are one of the people who can do that: add to the stock of things.
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To those who know thee not, no words can paint!And those who know thee, know all words are faint!
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Like materialism, consumerism and socialism, transnationalism suffers from the same fatal flaw. It feeds the body and starves the soul. And eventually bored people hear the old calls again.
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Grade die Individualität ist das Ursprüngliche und Ewige im Menschen; an der Personalität ist so viel nicht gelegen. Die Bildung und Entwicklung dieser Individualität als höchsten Beruf zu treiben, wäre ein göttlicher Egoismus.
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But what if no one's watching?What if when we're dead, we are just dead?What if there's no time to lose?What if there's things we gotta do,Things that need to be said?
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I wish people who sell things would stop trying to guess how many of something we want to buy. I want to buy things one at a time.
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I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.
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I never claimed to be the best singer, I never claimed to be the best dancer, but I do claim to be the person that can put them together best.
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In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels. These two fundamentally different ways of knowing interact to construct our mental life.
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Foolish is my happiness, and foolish things will it speak: it is still too young—so have patience with it!
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We have a system which, though far from perfect, is strong with idealism. It gives elbow room for men of all races and all beliefs. It is vital and dynamic. And it works. We have the means of shaping the world in our pattern. If we do, freedom will be assured for all men. The decision is in the hands of this generation. It is a challenge to our political competence. For Western civilization it is the greatest challenge of all time.
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All other great men are valued for their lives; He, above all, for His death, around which mercy and truth, righteousness and peace, God and man are reconciled; for the cross is the magnet which sends the electric current through the telegraph between earth and heaven, and makes both Testaments thrill, through the ages of the past and future, with living, harmonious, and saving truth.
