Why Quotes
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That is why Christians are told not to judge. We see only the results which a man's choices make out of his raw material. But God does not judge him on the raw material at all, but on what he has done with it.
C. S. Lewis
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[On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It's unfair. If a man looks solemn, it's automatically assumed he's a serious person, not a miserable one.
Queen Elizabeth II
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Grow up, brother. Pack your bags, go somewhere you matter. They deserve nothing. They're not Magdalenes. You're just a bum among them. You're looking for the poor man within? Why don't you humble yourself at the feet of the rich for once? Or does your God just love useless people?
Colum McCann
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It is imperative that the past of the pilgrims' progress be intentionally carried forward into the present as we work into our future. Without it we cannot know who we are, why we are here, or where we can go. Without a common past to live out of we become aimless and wandering individuals instead of a pilgrim people.
H. Richard Niebuhr
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The history of art is not just the history of artists; it is also the history of the people who viewed art. And that wider perspective can help us see some of the reasons why the art of the ancient world should still matter to us.
Mary Beard
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They're after one world religion and one world government. That's why they've attacked the Catholic Church so strongly, to ultimately take control over it by their doctrine.
Hutton Gibson
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Why a ghost story? Well, I love them. They're fun to read - and, yes, fun to write.
Chris Bohjalian
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Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.
Robert Frost
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It is almost always the case that when someone self-radicalizes, someone close to them sees the sign, which is why we continue to encourage public awareness, public vigilance.
Jeh Johnson
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Our first No. 1 was 'Why' and we waited two years to have another one. It felt like forever, and now I feel like I'm celebrating one every few months, which I love
Jason Aldean
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Firms are not always willing to cut wages, even if there are people lined up outside the gates to work. So why don't they?
Janet Yellen
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I can analyse the trajectory of my popularity and find out why the peak was a peak and the valley was a valley - grapple with it that way - but I prefer not to analyse it that much.
Corey Hart
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Perhaps I scare people. I don't know why.
Max von Sydow
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Why give up before we try Feel the lows before the highs Clip our wings before we fly away I can't say I came prepared I'm suspended in the air Won't you come be in the sky with me.
Alicia Keys
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Books about women and children are not valued in the same way as a book about war. And why is that? I don't know.
Jayne Anne Phillips
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Jennifer Lawrence is an incredible person and the most unpredictable person you will ever meet. You never know what she's going to say and why she's saying it. She's extremely fun to work with her and obviously perfect for Katniss.
Liam Hemsworth
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It's really, really easy to make excuses as to why we can't go to the gym. If you can find time to sit in front of the TV for 45 minutes, you can find time to work out.
Jill Wagner
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Why not sit around a Beverly Hills pool collecting residual cheques? That is not the kind of life I want.
Kevin Spacey
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There's a big debate in the U.S. about immigration reform. We need to reflect on who's feeding this country today, why this community has been ignored.
Diego Luna
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You can't hang around geniuses forever because they end up taking everything you've got. That's why they're the genius and you're not.
Bob Colacello
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For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go - as long as I was home by 9 P.M.! That was around the time that most people were heading out. When I was little I was so mad at them all the time. 'Why can't I do this?' 'Why are there so many rules?' But looking back now, my parents gave me the foundation to have so many choices in life.
Amy Chua
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When I was a child I had a crush on Abraham Lincoln. Why I would choose to reveal this, I know not.
Julia Roberts
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The explosion was now officially designated an 'Act of God.'But, thought Dirk, what god? And why?What god would be hanging around Terminal Two of Heathrow Airport trying to catch the 15:37 flight to Oslo?
Douglas Adams
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America’s media seem utterly lacking in introspection. Do they understand why so many people hate them so? Do they care? Are they so smugly self-righteous and self-regarding they cannot see?
Pat Buchanan