Larry Wall Quotes
Real theology is always rather shocking to people who already think they know what they think. I'm still shocked myself.
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The true Christian is called to be a soldier and must behave as such from the day of his conversion to the day of his death. He is not meant to live a life of religious ease, indolence and security. He must never imagine for a moment that he can sleep and doze along the way to heaven, like one traveling in an easy carriage.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games.
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All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Fear and its accompanying emotional reactions have become part of the public mindset. Such reactions, while often legitimate, are also being exploited with increasing frequency for political ends.
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When you're not involved, other people's unhappiness seems to be about the funniest damn thing on earth because you think you can solve it, that you are God, that you are above this, and that their unhappiness is just such useless toil and agony. If it's you, it ceases to be a comedy.
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We, as entrepreneurs, can be held responsible for our actions every single day, not every election cycle.
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I think that haredi children should study the core subjects and that their parents must work, and I believe that there are many haredim who think like me and would be glad to discover that someone is fighting the radical functionaries and rabbis who embitter their lives.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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Romy and I, we're learning how to share the xx with people who aren't in the xx.
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The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence.
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No one in my family has been observant for generations, but we all identify with being Jewish.
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An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
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I always like to preserve my freedom. I've never really been attached to any place; that's probably why I kept moving. I like to evolve.
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The family code in Egypt is one of the worst family codes in the Arab world. Polygamy. The husband is having absolute power over the family.
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I don't want to be disrespectful of the president of the United States, but as a political person, one of the things I appreciated about this president, in the past year especially, is he is a fantastic candidate.
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If you go around being afraid, you're never going to enjoy life. You have only one chance, so you've got to have fun.
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Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody else for a spy, and in the United States everybody takes everybody else for a criminal.
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Oh, why will parents always appear at the wrong time? Some extraordinary mistake in nature, I suppose.
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My father was a Tuskegee Airmen captain in the Air Force and a very strong personality. He believed in fairness and ethics and living up to the commitments you make to others. He ultimately became a judge, and he would talk to me over and over about how important it is to be fair.
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The advantage of age is that you swap youth for wisdom. You're so full of insecurities when you're young. 'Who am I? What do I have to do for people to like me?' You get caught up in things. You get very emotional about things.
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Real theology is always rather shocking to people who already think they know what they think. I'm still shocked myself.
