Alcuin Quotes
Man thinks, God directs.
[Lat., Homo cogitat, Deu indicat.]
Alcuin
Quotes to Explore
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Consequences of linear thinking in Afghanistan and Iraq included overestimating indigenous forces' capabilities, underestimating the enemy, and the associated expectation that the coalition could soon reduce force levels and shift to an exclusively advisory effort.
H. R. McMaster
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You do not build your own houses, nor make your own garments, nor bake your own bread, simply because you know that if you were to attempt all these things they would all be more or less ill done.
Felix Adler
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I love horror movies. It's so fun being absolutely terrified. It's damn hard to shoot, though. I didn't realize how difficult it was to make a horror movie as an actor. Physically and mentally, phew.
Maika Monroe
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I'd always wanted to do a Marvel project, and I'd always imagined getting to play one of the superheroes because it's such a hard thing to get. It's the parts that only go to a few people. The flip side of that is the antagonists are pretty awesome.
Mahershala Ali
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This is how to avoid re-creating painful situations: Take the time to discover your real intention before you act. If it is to change someone or the world so that you will feel safe or better about yourself, don't act on it, because it is an intention of fear and can create only painful consequences.
Gary Zukav
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I think growing up in New York, you see so much at such a young age, there's no bubble to escape into.
Zoe Lister-Jones
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All I hope, selfishly, is that there will be real books until the day I draw my last breath.
Jane Hamilton
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Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.
Jean Toomer
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I married a Florentine. We bought a house, had a family, and after a decade in our little Hollywood nest, we said, 'Let's go to Tuscany.' Tell God you can't make him laugh, but the next thing I know, my cooking show has become a hit, and they're asking for more seasons, and they want it to be in the States.
Debi Mazar
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We're giving those benefits away, which we earn as citizens of this nation, of being legalized citizens.
Jeff Duncan
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When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty.
Lao Tzu
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Man thinks, God directs.
[Lat., Homo cogitat, Deu indicat.]
Alcuin