Alphonsus Liguori Quotes
There is a practice that is most powerful in keeping us united with God. That practice is the constant recollection of His presence.
Quotes to Explore
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The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to protect ourselves and our institutions. Reliance on anything else is fallacious and ruinous.
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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 always said when I was younger, I wanted to write film music, and I think that's what my ultimate dream is.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by our world view.
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.
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The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
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I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
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I already have a lot of experience, but the best is yet to come.
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Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
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Have a little faith. Don't give up.
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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Together, we can build a stronger, more innovative New Hampshire, where our businesses can grow, flourish, and create good jobs for our people.
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Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals.
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I'm not really into weight training.
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Any perjury case is a tough case. You just don't go on 'he said-she said.' You have to find corroborating evidence.
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There is little advantage in pleasing ourselves when we please no one else, for our great self-love is often chastised by the scorn of others.
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As far as being an actor is concerned, you have to have passion. If you're not bringing the passion of the character into the room with you, you might as well not come into the room at all.
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If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly, it is to place more emphasis on the issue of education, which enables a better life for women.
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I never think of myself as lumbering, but I guess I am. I forget how huge I am sometimes. I've seen movies where I'm with a group of people, and I'm like, 'God, I'm just so gargantuanly bigger than anyone else there.'
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In his book Stand Ye In Holy Places, President Harold B. Lee wrote that one is converted when his eyes see what he ought to see, his ears hear what he ought to hear and his heart understands what he ought to understand. "And what he ought to see, hear and understand is truth-eternal truth-and then practice it. That is conversion," he wrote.
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There is a practice that is most powerful in keeping us united with God. That practice is the constant recollection of His presence.
