Charles Caleb Colton Quotes
There are three modes of bearing the ills of life, by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.
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When the Chinese first came to San Francisco, they were actually welcomed by the mayor and they had special ceremonies for them-again this is when their colony was very small, only a few Chinese.
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When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.
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I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product.
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There can be no literary equivalent to truth.
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In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions – one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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I have to make sure that I make good choices and that if I put my name on it, it's a high-quality endeavor and that I have time to be a human being.
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I sometimes look around that studio in the middle of commercials and think, 'Really?'
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We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.
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The history of all previous societies has been the history of class struggles.
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You gotta live life before you can talk about it. Sometimes when things don't work out in life, they work out on stage.
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The First Amendment applies to rogues and scoundrels. You don't lose your First Amendment rights because of a sleazy personality, or even for having committed a crime. Felons in jail are protected by the First Amendment.
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I'm like an old vampire, so it's important to talk to young people.
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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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The only routine with me is no routine at all.
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Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.
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Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.
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You could not give up a human heart as you could give up drinking. The drink was yours, and you could give it up: but your lover’s soul was not your own: it was not at your disposal; you had a duty towards it.
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No matter what mistakes we might have made yesterday, today is the day we can retrieve our innocence.
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I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling
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Long before history began we men have got together apart from the women and done things. We had time.
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I'd love to work with Rachel McAdams, because she's a great actress.
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There are three modes of bearing the ills of life, by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.
