Confucius Quotes
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
Quotes to Explore
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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I have one son. Of everything I've done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.
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Enhanced interrogation is not to be considered lightly, but the use of enhanced interrogation techniques does not require moral people to abandon their beliefs. Rather, it is precisely during these difficult times that one's beliefs about life, justice and mercy become indispensible.
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I consider the world, this Earth, to be like a school, and our life the classrooms.
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Dreams take you beyond what you think you can do in life.
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Food was always important in my family, but I didn't think of it as a vocation until a later point in life.
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Just to go into a shop without getting stared at would be nice. I mean, I don't walk around like, 'Oh, I'm trying to be famous' - I try to lead as normal a life as possible - but sometimes it's annoying. It's fine; it's not a massive problem, but sometimes it's just a bit uncomfortable.
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I dreaded having a boring life when I grew up. And I certainly can't complain about being bored.
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I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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That's the kind of consumer society we live in. We're always looking for the next product that's going to change your life instead of just going out and changing your life.
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The second you are handed a newborn it is yours. It doesn't matter what body it came out of. I've never felt more strongly about anything in my life.
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I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life, I'd be Loretta Lynn.
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My first encounter with Marx's writings came very early in life, as a result of the strange times I grew up in, with Greece exiting the nightmare of the neofascist dictatorship of 1967-74.
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The few times in my life where I had four or five movies in a row, it was a nightmare. I felt trapped. I felt like my life was planned for a year and a half or two years, and it was terrible. Most of the time, everything collapsed.
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The amount of death terror experienced is closely related to the amount of life unlived.
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I feel like my life has been very serendipitous and really kind of humorous. Everything that's happened to me has been like an, 'Omigod, are you kidding me?'
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I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once. I am happy being here and all the things that are a risk I normally avoid.
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England is no longer controlled by Britons, we are under the invisible Jewish dictatorship, a dictatorship that can be felt in every sphere of life.
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If people are looking forward to my films, then I am happy, and I must be doing something right.
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Let the living give thanks to our honored dead who have paid the ultimate sacrifice that the Constitution of the United States remains our guiding light.
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If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.
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There's some bittersweet feelings about leaving the people here [in the White House]. 'Cause even though all the team you assemble, you know, you're going to stay in touch with 'em, it's not the same, you know? The band kind of breaks up.
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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
