J. C. Ryle Quotes
Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
Quotes to Explore
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done. I try to make sure that I don't repeat my music.
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Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
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I cry all the time. I love to laugh, too. It's important to create an environment for yourself where you feel what you need to and don't hold it in.
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
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When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet.
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I feel like we all have our skeletons.
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I enjoy building more than managing.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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I have always found photography magical, and became more taken with it whilst modeling.
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I do make a good ragu pasta, which everyone seems to like. Or that could be just me talking; who knows what they really think. I actually stole the recipe from my older sister Vera, who also loves to cook. I took all my recipes from her.
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Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.
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The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles.
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I love people who break boundaries and always create something new and fresh.
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I wouldn't say I was bullied, but I was definitely a bit of an outcast. It was more the kids thinking I thought I was cool. I started homeschooling in fifth grade, and I was much happier.
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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
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I only use my sick days for hang-overs and soap opera weddings.
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It goes without saying that it's hard to attain a certain level of success.
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I've owned more sofas than I've had husbands. Both sag in the end, but I generally fall out of love with the furniture quicker than the men.
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I did not have a date to the prom. I went to my junior prom alone, and my senior prom, I was doing my first movie. I went in a limousine with, like, a bunch of people to my junior prom. It was a group date.
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My father was a food lover and a deadbeat dad, and maybe a connection between good food and bad dads was forged early, in the deepest folds of my subconscious, where we make so many decisions about our parents.
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I am so lazy. I really don't have a regimen. When I was younger I used to be into cardio and taebo and step-orobics and hiking. Lately, I haven't done anything at all. I'd like to get into yoga, but I've been really bad.
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For your songs to connect with people, they've got to mean something to you.
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Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
