Beilby Porteus Quotes
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The Lebanese people voted this time for change. So they are not satisfied with the actual situation. They want to see a new government. They want to see a new vision.
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'Sister Act' was my first audition out of school. I was 21 and cast as the understudy. It was non-Equity, so I lived in L.A. on $300 a week. I did that for a month and then came to New York to do a couple of gigs, including 'Hair' in the park, before going to London with 'Sister Act,' where I played the lead.
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The American grips himself, at the very sources of his consciousness, in a grip of care: and then, to so much of the rest of life, is indifferent. Whereas, the European hasn't got so much care in him, so he cares much more for life and living.
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The Federal Reserve is incapable of accomplishing its stated objectives.
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Advertising is the price companies pay for being unoriginal.
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Just as soaps were very pivotal in the transition from radio to television, they will be right in the thick of things again in the transition from television to the Internet. Exciting news.
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I just went to an acting agency one day and just said, 'I would like to act. Would you take me?' And they took me.
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I introduced the Food Security Improvement Act in Congress to remedy the fact that most SNAP beneficiaries find themselves skipping meals or running out of benefits every month.
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There is a vast quantity of religion current in the world which is not true, genuine Christianity. It passes muster, it satisfies sleepy consciences; but it is not good money. It is not the authentic reality that called itself Christianity in the beginning.
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The success of ISIS is largely tied to the safe haven it has in Syria.
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We wanted to guide the musicians, so we could create our own sound. We would never let the band just go in and play the chord sheets. We were very focused on what we had in mind for these productions.
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Im very nurturing.
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I start a lot of things and purposely leave them unfinished. When I have a bunch of really long emails, and I need time to think about the response, I'll actually start replying, leave them as drafts, and move onto something else mid-sentence.
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My mom always said that if the Protestants catch a Catholic in their church, they feed them to the Jews.
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It's been unsettling to discover that every form of narrative, even one that purports to tell the truth, is a kind of lying.
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Some economists believe that the Greeks' work ethic and thrift can pull them through. But the classical virtues can do nothing to offset the dearth of innovation that plagues the economy.
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It's not going to be easy to change things.
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Capitalism is an art form.
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Pleasant, summer, and slow long day; Also pleasant to pass out of chastisement Pleasant, the blossoms on the tops of the pear-trees; Also pleasant, friendship with the Creator.
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We should not think that we achieve success in preaching through our own devices, but we should rely entirely on God.
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Learning from one's enemies is the best way to love them, for it puts one into a grateful mood toward them.
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I'm either shooting for films or commercials, attending events, or meeting people, so on and so forth.
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He who foresees calamities suffers them twice over.
