Michael W. Smith Quotes
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It's simply untrue that religion provides the only framework for a universal morality.
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Brain cells are normally not sensitive to light. So by introducing light-sensitive proteins into specific types of neurons, we can now selectively control that specific type of neuron by shining light in the brain.
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I kind of wanna be pro basketball, pro skateboarder.
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You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.
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When a 300-pound person like me is playing, I'm supposed to drink at least a gallon of water a day.
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When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting.
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You know, as any parent will say, you know, life happens.
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I thought, you know the food and the diet thing is one way to start yourself onto a healthy lifestyle, but if you don't move, if you don't start exercising you're gonna deteriorate.
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Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn't care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.'
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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When your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.
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When 'Midnight's Children' came out, people in the West tended to respond to the fantasy elements in the novel, to praise it in those terms. In India, people read it like a history book.
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I tell fans who ask me why I'm not doing comedy anymore that I'm a different person. I've grown and I've matured. I've made a transition to where I really want to be.
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I think everyone's a little afraid of being part of a trend, because you get compared to each other. Writers tend to have a lot of camaraderie, and when you're constantly compared to someone else, it kind of damages that camaraderie, but I think this is a great trend. I'm honored to be a part of it in many ways.
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I spent a lot of time doing things other people wanted me to do, so I'm doing what I want to do now.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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I don't think people are fools, and I think they deserve a good attitude and smart entertainment.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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Focusing on the way I look makes me uncomfortable. I try to focus on the way I feel - I know what makes me feel better about myself. Reading my child a story makes me feel great, doing my hair nicely doesn't.
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Words that are carefully framed and spoken are the most powerful means of communication there is.
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I'm a religious man. I am Jewish but I believe in all religions. I believe in God and see him as an old man with a big white beard and pray to him every day for a few minutes.
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When you're younger, you have ideas and visions of what you're going to be like when you're older and what love is going to be like and who you're gonna be married to and all of these different things.
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Some of the most powerful times are when we're quiet.
