Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Faith is like private capital, stored in one's own house. It is like a public savings bank or loan office, from which individuals receive assistance in their days of need; but here the creditor quietly takes his interest for himself.
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One of the most effective tools in Brazil's efforts to eradicate slavery is a register compiled by the government that lists individuals and businesses found using slave labor. Those on the 'dirty list,' as the register is known, are fined and remain on it for a minimum of two years during which they cannot access public funds.
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I enjoy all kinds of performances and take each role differently. I keep the audiences in mind.
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I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously; perspiration, doing the work. But the third is desperation. I'm not really fit for anything else, or to have a real job. That fear drives me. The pressure has always been self inflicted.
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I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.
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Sometimes, it's best to let the kids take control - and it's never too early to instill positive eating habits or self-confidence in the kitchen.
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Katie Holmes is really amazing.
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Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.
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The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
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Art is individualism, and individualism is a disturbing and disintegrating force.
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You know, it's always good to have seen a track before, just to kind of know where the little bumps are here and there, and just the general feel for the size.
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Certainly, grades only matter so much when you're in Hollywood. But I became an utterly motivated, devoted, committed student. I was a good student because I was convinced that it would somehow help me in my quest to become a filmmaker.
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American power worldwide is at its historic zenith.
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I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
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Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.
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The police officers, so far as discipline, organization, pay, and orders were concerned, came exclusively under the German Reich police system and were in no way connected with the administration of the Government General.
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The idea of us telling a story where a character doesn't get everything he wants at the end is one of the relatable things - dealing with failures and missteps in life - and it's something that's so rarely dealt with in movies, especially kids' movies.
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You can't change anyone else, but people do change in relationship to your change.
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You do not defend a world that is already lost.
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In my love-challenged condition, seeing a difficulty for someone else can leave me feeling a little more smug or superior-by-comparison.
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While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them.
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'Of all graces, faith honours Christ the most; of all graces, Christ honours faith the most.'
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Prayer presupposes faith. No prayer is in vain. Prayer is like any other action.
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Come live with me, and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove Of golden sands, and crystal brooks, With silken lines, and silver hooks.
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Faith is like private capital, stored in one's own house. It is like a public savings bank or loan office, from which individuals receive assistance in their days of need; but here the creditor quietly takes his interest for himself.
