A. E. Housman Quotes
The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me.
Quotes to Explore
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My wife said to me... you never understood what we were going through back home, did you? And I didn't. And I have to confess that.
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I'm constantly trying to find something that's different from me, whereas some actors do the same thing, again and again. That's not for me.
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I was a confused young girl with so much tragedy. Sometimes when you're going through stuff, the last person you're thinking exists is God. I mean, it was my confusion, the anger that was in my heart, all that drama. But thank God I know God now, okay?
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A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.
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I make a mean cup of coffee, if you give me the right ingredients.
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This I know; the spirit of Man cannot be stopped.
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Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
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If I had undertaken the practical direction of military operations, and anything went amiss, I feared that my conscience would torture me, as guilty of the fall of my country, as I had not been familiar with military tactics.
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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What's really important to me is somebody who can totally let loose and pretty much be themselves and have fun.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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I am a fashion designer, so I guess that makes me an overpacker.
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No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.
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The good thing is I didn't feel like anyone was going to judge me on 'Glee.'
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One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.
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This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.
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Being in this fine mood, I spoke to a little boy, whom I saw playing alone in the road, asking him what he was going to be when he grew up. Of course I expected to hear him say a sailor, a soldier, a hunter, or something else that seems heroic to childhood, and I was very much surprised when he answered innocently, 'A man.'
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We're not trying to make you less of a man. We just want you to love us as deeply and as wholesomely and as fully as we love you.
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The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.
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God's pleasure with me is grounded in the accomplishment of Christ, not my own accomplishment.
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The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.
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In many ways, acting is really like a science to me to figure out the human behavior of any character that I'm playing.
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It's always good news when you're closer to the truth.
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The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me.
