Lewis B. Smedes Quotes
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Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.
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Every little action creates an effect: We are all interconnected.
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Smaller wrestlers are built for more exciting matches.
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I used to never feel pressure to be creative; it's always just been a fun thing. And then suddenly, it's my job, and people are asking, 'Where's the record?'
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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I saw Mercury Prize-winners Alt-J for the first time recently, touring their debut album 'An Awesome Wave,' and I'm still riding the high: they're the most musically dynamic and exciting band to have poured tune into my lug holes live since Bellowhead.
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Very ambitious startups often take a long time to work - or sometimes they take a very long time to look ambitious.
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I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it.
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When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subjective experience of this life.
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One could laugh at the world better if it didn't mix tender kindliness with its brutality.
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When men are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.
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Thus, the poet's word is beginning to strike forcefully upon the hearts of all men, while absolute men of letters think that they alone live in the real world.
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Jagdish Singh was my basic coach, and he trained me from my very early days in boxing, teaching me the fundamentals of the sport. He was the one who shaped me into a boxer, disciplined me when I required disciplining.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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Especially on unexpected journeys, you have time; you can figure certain deeper things out, like who you are and what you want. That's why I enjoy journeys.
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'McCarthyism' means pointing out positions taken by liberals that are unpopular with the American people. As former President Bush said, 'Liberals do not like me talking about liberals.' The reason they sob about the dark night of fascism under McCarthy is to prevent Americans from ever noticing that liberals consistently attack their own country.
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I'm not saying this just to be self-deprecating, but I have always taken delight in playing people who are oblivious, because I do think I have giant, giant blind spots. It's a very comfortable place to be.
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Moms, take it from me: do not buy your baby too many shoes when they're so tiny, because their feet grow every week.
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There must always be a balance between protecting privacy and security. In our country, one of the ways we have struck that balance is by requiring a court order before law enforcement can access certain communications of and data on suspects.
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Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.
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It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.
