Dean Hawkes Quotes
Half the worry in the world is caused by people trying to make decisions before they have sufficient knowledge on which to base a decision.
Quotes to Explore
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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In high school and college, I did not have any Christian friends except my best friend Sarah, who I actually 'brought to Jesus.'
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In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
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I am forever grateful for 'Cheers.'
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Washington worked very hard to create his legacy. Even before the War of Independence was over, he was assembling his papers and making sure they were going to be in a state of preservation that would represent as best he could the official side of what occurred during the Revolution.
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Life is always a problem. The fact that I'm on the radio saying that I don't necessarily see hope does not relieve people, does not relieve my son, does not relieve children, of the responsibility to struggle.
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Mental life is indeed practical through and through. It begins in practice and it ends in practice.
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I cannot cure myself of that most woeful of youth's follies - thinking that those who care about us will care for the things that mean much to us.
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The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself.
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For me, it's really day to day. I don't really plan ahead and I like to be excited about what I'm wearing. Being on the road all the time, it's various articles of clothing that keep me inspired and feeling good. A fun or beautiful thing to wear can change your day. I think spontaneity and not adhering to any narrow styles keep me happy.
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Marriage is something I'd recommend everyone to try, if you find the right person, of course.
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A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are missing a lot.
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I always write the pieces I want to write.
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I love theme parks but I'm a real chicken on rides. I'd rather invent scary rides for my books than go on them for real.
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All of us must recognise that education and innovation will be the currency of the 21st Century.
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They are women who are standing on their feet in spite of their circumstances, not because of it. Think of how the world can be a much better place if, for a change, we have a better equality, we have equality, we have a representation and we understand war, both from the front-line and the back-line discussion.
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We have been civilized for a thousand millennia. We have histories of hundreds of those millennia. We have tried everything, Anarchism, with the rest. But I have not tried it. They say there is nothing new under any sun. But if each life is not new, each single life, then why are we born?
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I write about people I think are interesting, and then I discuss it with my editor, and she decides if she thinks it will be interesting to children as well. If I have no great interest in the subject, I find the work to be terribly boring. And if I find the person interesting, I love the research part and, by extension, the writing as well.
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Music has the capacity to touch the innermost reaches of the soul and music gives flight to the imagination.
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Quit shouting those rerun songs at me.
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You can't take it with you. There are no pockets in a shroud.
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The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits; if you can invent an equally persuasive explanation for any outcome, you have zero knowledge.
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Half the worry in the world is caused by people trying to make decisions before they have sufficient knowledge on which to base a decision.
