Jerry Lee Lewis Quotes
Faithfulness in small things leads to faithfulness in great things, and never the other way around.
Quotes to Explore
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I'd like to one day be featured on a list of inspirational people who have made a difference in the world, whether it be helping underprivileged people or putting an end to the poaching of wildlife in Africa.
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The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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In schools giving students a full education, not to create great artists but about the right to have full expression and imagination and creativity, along with an acknowledgement that everybody learns differently. You try and you fail and you try again. All those skills are useful in the workplace, too.
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While teaching a course on global development at Uppsala University in Sweden, I realized our students didn't have a fact-based worldview. They talked about 'we' and 'them.' They thought there were two groups of countries: the Western world, with small families and long lives, and the Third World, with large families and short lives.
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I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.
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I rode my bike to school every day from age five to age fourteen. It was a small town - you could go anywhere.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories.
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I don't really know what the Great American Novel is. I like the idea that there could be one now, and I wouldn't object if someone thought it was mine, but I don't claim to have written that - I just wrote my book.
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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I love De la Renta. I love CoSTUME National; I think they're just incredible. And I love Marc Jacobs, too - they're also great, just a great brand.
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It's always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That's just in human relationships.
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I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a great book of prose literature and by that standard, no, it's not that great.
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People think New York is crazy and busy, but it's actually a great place for lazy people to live.
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I think everyone should live in New York City if they ever get the chance at least once in their life. It's such a great place to live; there's a different energy about living in the city.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
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I teach at the Stanford Business School, and about half of my students are foreign, many of whom, I hope, will stay and build businesses in U.S. But I must tell you that they also have opportunities to come back to India and start great companies and operations.
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When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country.
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Turns out you have a really fun time if you go to work every day and focus on being silly and funny and happy!
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Each country its cost analysis is going to be different. So what we are you seeing in Syria, for example, is different than what's going on in Jordan. The maps are being rewritten.
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There aren't always answers for the questions you're looking for, so I have to make peace with that sometimes.
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I pause at the door, wishing I could find a corner and sleep until my head clears, but the sailor said the abbess is expecting me, and while I do not know much about abbesses, I suspect they are not fond of waiting.
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Faithfulness in small things leads to faithfulness in great things, and never the other way around.
