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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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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The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.
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I don't play any instruments, but I do read a lot.
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It's made music more accessible with YouTube and the ability to trade audio files. But it hasn't made it more popular.
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Being in this position enables myself and others to deliver messages of positivity - we can broadcast to everyone just how beautiful this world is, and all the ways we can keep it beautiful by treating one another with kindness.
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Whether being battered by the surf or swimming through the gentle undulating surface of lakes, I find inspiration in the movement of water. Sometimes I think about the journey the water has traveled, reconnecting me to the larger cycles of nature.
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The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind
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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.
