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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To be a great artist, you need to know yourself as best as you possibly can. I live my life and delve into my own psyche. It's more about exploring how I feel rather than making pale imitations of something that came before. We are unique beings, and the way we look at things is our own.
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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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It's such a small industry here you inevitably end up working with the same people over and over again. There are only so many actors to go around, which is good for us.
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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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My younger sister had kids before I did, and managed to earn a master's degree while raising them as a single parent. Now she's a brilliant second-grade teacher. I'm in awe of her ability to juggle everything and still be a great mother.
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It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature, to human history and to human life which is not to be found in the other great oriental religions.
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I came to singing organically.
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Athletes can definitely have an impact on society. And it's great that athletes can be a part of uniting the population.
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Sometimes people who get wealthy when they are very, very young, it's a curse to them. They don't realize it.
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People aren't born strong. People grow stronger little by little, encountering difficult situations, learning not to run from them.
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Faithfulness in small things leads to faithfulness in great things, and never the other way around.
