Brian Houston Quotes
For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us—a sphere which especially includes you” (2 Cor. 10:12–13).
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During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
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Women can drive progress towards the central goals of mine action, which aims to increase security, rebuild communities, reclaim land and end the looming fear caused by explosive remnants of war.
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They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
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Boxing traditionally was received very well and accepted on both sides.
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The Chinese people have been forced to forget the Tiananmen massacre. There has been no public debate about the event, no official apology. The media aren't allowed to mention it. Still today people are being persecuted and imprisoned for disseminating information about it.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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'The Shining,' 'A Nightmare on Elm Street,' 'Halloween.' Those are the greats.
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I am deeply convinced that happiness does not exist in this world.
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All the men in my family were bearded, and most of the women.
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Mars is really different, into art. Lydia Lunch is more energy. James Chance is more commercial in a different way, in funk and jazz. They were all doing original things, trying to create their own sound and music. I think they're all great.
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I love doing voiceover work.
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I really do love Diana Ross; I grew up listening to her records. I grew up in a little town in Mexico, so while we got the music, we never got the experience of watching her.
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I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea.
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One reason nearly half my books are for children is the glorious fact that the minds of children are still open to the living word; in the child, nightside and sunside are not yet separated; fantasy contains truths which cannot be stated in terms of proof.
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Oh, I love London society! It is entirely composed now of beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics. Just what society should be.
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They have a tendency to get beaten up or thrown off a cliff, I know. Why does that happen with me?
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I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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Lyndon Johnson is a Southerner who sold his birthright for a mess of pottage|mess of dark pottage.
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If I disliked managing, I liked umpiring even less.
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βούλευμα μὲν τὸ Δῖον, Ἡφαίστου δὲ χείρ.
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And we shall all be changed in the twinkling of an eye.
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No, you can't deny women their basic rights and pretend it's about your 'religious freedom'. If you don't like birth control, don't use it. Religious freedom doesn't mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.
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The standard that measures two things is something different from either. You are, in fact, comparing them both with some Real Morality, admitting that there is such a thing as a real Right, independent of what people think, and that some people's ideas get nearer to that real Right than others.
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For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us—a sphere which especially includes you” (2 Cor. 10:12–13).
