Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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I can see that if this was an album done 10 or 15 years ago we could see we were moving on to some place else.
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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
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Botox, trust me I've been tempted - but I resist! Think about what happens to your muscles - and your skin - if you're sick and don't move for a few days. It all atrophies! Plus, if you freeze a muscle in your face, other muscles have to compensate! And once you stop, what does that look like?
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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I don't see myself as the perfect person at all.
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Yeah, about sixteen to twenty weeks a year. For example, we can do America in six or seven weeks. You can do Europe in three weeks; England in two weeks. South America you could do in three weeks; Asia you could do in three weeks.
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Environmentalism is a form of pagan fundamentalism. These green wackos are fanatics like al-Quaida. Just like them.
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I never lose an opportunity to speak about my obsession: humankind and the environment.
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I love drama. Drama is, like, my thing. I want a movie that will move something inside me, that's going to shift something and keep me thinking.
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Those days of every child having a mummy and daddy who lived at home - Daddy went to work, and Mummy stayed at home and took care of everyone - those days have almost gone, and it's so much more unconventional now.
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Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.
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Television is a visual medium. You have to create some kind of visual interest. And it's entertainment for your eyes.
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Like other men, I have sought honours and preferment, and often have obtained them beyond my wishes or hopes. Yet never have I found in them that content which I had figured beforehand in my mind. A strong reason, if we well consider it, why we should disencumber ourselves of vain desires.
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I don't like to be negative about math because it really teaches you a lot of great things. You kind of use math every day.
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Americans believe that people should work hard and get ahead on their own, but when disaster strikes and they need help with retirement or disability, Americans as a whole should come to their aid.
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I really believe at the end of the day, regardless of how noble you are or how patriotic the film might be, it has to serve as entertainment in order for your audiences to come into the theatre and watch it. Otherwise, audiences will wait and see it a few months later when it is premiered on television.
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My interest is not data, it's the world. And part of world development you can see in numbers. Others, like human rights, empowerment of women, it's very difficult to measure in numbers.
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There are big issues, like the reform of the Security Council. These kinds of questions are something the President of the General Assembly must keep his eye on.
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The notion that we need a higher power, that’s more a human failing than a reflection of reality. The universe pays no attention to what we need. Truth is what it is, and the inconveniences it might cause us don’t change anything.
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Vision is easy. Ideas are even easier. It's execution that separates the amateurs from the pros.
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Just knowing you're putting something out there that could take on a greater life - that's our sweet spot. That's what we try to do.
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We have a wonderful, wonderful group of teachers and staff. They are the best. Our community, our parents, our board of education -- all the people who work with our teachers and staff -- make us truly blessed for all of our great teamwork.
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There is no real philosophy until the mind turns around and examines itself.
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Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
