Saint Teresa of Avila Quotes
I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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I have the greatest love for the rituals of organised religion - the sense of community and belonging it can confer to people. But me, I'm more a questioner than a follower; not by whim or fashion, but as a decision painfully arrived at after much, much thought.
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'In A World...' changed my life a thousand per cent. I feel thankful that something I believed in so much - I love dialect, so I dedicated five years of my life to making a film about it - yielded such rewards. It led to 'Man Up,' as well as 'No Escape,' which comes out later this year... two movies where I am the female lead.
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Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself.
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Chicken and horse meat are the best foods for weightlifters, and good food is important.
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I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.
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You don't move just because you want to go from this point to that point - the body has to be using the words as well as you vocally use the words.
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Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.
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On my tombstone, I want written: 'He never did 'Love Boat!'
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I want my fans to love themselves. It's almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly.
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People make mistakes. They say stupid things.
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Some women are smarter than men, and some aren't. But to suggest to women that they deserve dominance instead of equality is at best a cheap applause line.
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I grew up in a funeral home, born and raised, and everyone was always like, 'Well, what was that like?' and I was like, 'It was normal', because it's all I knew.
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At the age of 11 I was about 6 ft. tall and my voice had completely broken. That caused problems. I was this gangly, spotty, very unattractive kid. I wasn't cool and I wasn't a nerd. I didn't even want to fit in with anyone.
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People fight today for the same fundamental reasons the Greek historian Thucydides identified nearly 2,500 years ago: fear, honor, and interest.
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The simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves have become so deeply involved in big business.
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Sometimes we have to take on jobs that we don't love, and I always encourage any creative person to use those as the fuel to do the things that you do love to do, even if they don't pay.
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For most of us, wisdom is acquired in the thicket of experience and usually meets us somewhere along the way if we live long enough. But sooner is better than later.
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Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.
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People tell me their own stories about how they have come through great difficulty.
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The serve, I was too young and too small and... not enough powerful to have a good serve when I was young, so my forehand was always my signature shot. So I used to always run around my backhand, you know, use my forehand as much as I could, and so that's why I think it's my strength also today, you know.
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In the middle of my little mess, I forget how BIG I'm blessed!
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If the devil can get the church to withdraw from prayer by believing reasonable excuses, the church is under his dominion.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
