Henry David Thoreau Quotes
It is remarkable that among all the preachers there are so few moral teachers. The prophets are employed in excusing the ways of men.
Quotes to Explore
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I've learned in my life that it's important to be able to step outside your comfort zone and be challenged with something you're not familiar or accustomed to. That challenge will allow you to see what you can do.
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Don't manage - lead change before you have to.
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The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he was within God.
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I breathe martial arts every day of my life.
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Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.
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The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.
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I like to go to Africa purely with something to do. I'm not very comfortable getting into an armor-plated Land Rover and going to see things, with my hand gel, you know, it's not me at all. So I like to hang out and you know, really get to know people and try and do something that resonates with them.
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If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels.
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I find myself gravitating towards drama. It interests me. In the books I read, the paintings I like, it's always the darker stuff.
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Since I was 10 years old, I knew I wanted to sail around the world.
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At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism.
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It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
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Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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What makes maftoul worth celebrating is that it's so easy and forgiving to cook.
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I'm not an ardent feminist - well, maybe I am an ardent feminist. I just roll my eyes at the way women are constantly used and how sensitive men are about photographs of themselves.
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Adele is another problem. I never said that she was fat. I said that she was a little roundish; a little roundish is not fat. But for such a beautiful girl... after that she lost eight kilos [17.6 pounds] so I think the message was not that bad.
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Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It's imprinted on you and affects you in subtle ways - ways you are not always aware of. With that in mind, be very conscious and selective.
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I worshipped you too much. I am punished for it. You worshipped yourself too much. We are both punished.
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Man is tormented by no greater anxiety than to find someone quickly to whom he can hand over that great gift of freedom with which the ill-fated creature is born.
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I think those autoworkers whose industry would have collapsed if the president hadn't intervened are certainly better off.
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It is remarkable that among all the preachers there are so few moral teachers. The prophets are employed in excusing the ways of men.
