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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To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.
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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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I am a big fan of the Gallagher brothers. At Liverpool, they came a few times; they are friends of Steven Gerrard. It was nice to meet them. When I was in Spain, I couldn't speak English, so I couldn't understand the lyrics. When I came to England, I started studying music and trying to understand what my favourite songs said.
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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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Just go out there and do it. It's not the easiest path.
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Of course, nobody does [want another Cuban Missile Crisis].
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It's quite exciting," said Sherlock Holmes, with a yawn.
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One of the things the novel can do is address big questions in ways that are accessible to people. It's not that I want to teach people, but these are the things that interest me, and this is my medium for exploring ideas, and I think the potential of novels to do that is massive.
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There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God... These people fail to realize that it is on the inside that God must be defended, not on the outside.
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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.
