Charles Caleb Colton Quotes
Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.
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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.
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I loved the glamour and excitement of the games and, in particular, knowing the names of each and every one of the referees - that's because my mom, a former basketball player, would yell at them from our front-row seats for making bad calls!
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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It's not a lack of confidence, because I can't argue with the fact that I've taken some good pictures. But it's just a raw fear that you've taken the last one.
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My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves.
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Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice. Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
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Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
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They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
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When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.
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I was raised by very traditional Southern parents with Southern manners. You don't air your dirty laundry to people that aren't your family or your friends. Why would I ever want to portray myself as anything other than together?
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China - if you think about what is the character of China, it's enormous scale. It's bigness.
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When Christians start thinking about Jesus, things start breaking down, they lose their faith. It's perfectly possible to go to church every Sunday and not ask any questions, just because you like it as a way of life. They fear that if they ask questions they'll lose their Christ, the very linchpin of their religion.
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Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a tough thing and hard to get over.
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
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I really don't know the secret to it, but I'd like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do.
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To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that thereafter we stand still.
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We must build our faith not on fading lights but on the Light that never fails. When 'important' individuals go away we are sad, until we see that they are meant to go, so that only one thing is left for us to do--to look into the face of God for ourselves.
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We have to be careful not to look for confidence in the acceptance of others because true confidence only comes from knowing God.
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Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far, far away.
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Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.
