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Life Quotes
"They were being driven to a prison, through no fault of their own, in all probability for life. In comparison, how much easier it would be to walk to the gallows than to this tomb of living horrors!"
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"There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints."
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"I had given up magic, because it had reached a state of perfection. I felt that I was able to transform men into animals. I did not make use of this capability, because I believed I could not justify an intervention of this kind in the life of another person."
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"My public life is before you; and I know you will believe me when I say, that when I sit down in solitude to the labours of my profession, the only questions I ask myself are, What is right? What is just? What is for the public good?"
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"The life of a dancer is tragically short. What is remarkable about the New York City Ballet is that it makes us forget that. Because it keeps the ballet alive."
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"But it's been a great, humbling - and I've been very honored to have the opportunity to serve and to lead and to be the representative of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are in Washington. And it's been the greatest honor of my life."
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"I had everything working my way, strong as a bull. And still I ignored the rules of the game of life."
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"Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more complex and more interesting than what is obvious."
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"Raising children is an enormously important part of life. I think one of the most important, or the most important, period."
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"As you know, I spent 30 years of my life in the private sector."
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"Only by a life of obedience to the voice of the Spirit, by a daily denying of self, by full dedication to Christ, and by constant fellowship with Him are we enabled to live a godly life and an influential life in this present ungodly world."
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"You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long."
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"No one bothered reading the books and understanding - and again, I'm not being high-falutin' about it - but I think our books are great literature with great metaphors of real life dealing with fears and hopes."
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"I've never looked ahead very much in my life. I've never had any grand plan from the outset. I had no burning ambition to do what I do."
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"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from."
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"Conduct is three-fourths of our life and its largest concern."
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"We did a different show every night. We'd open a show, and then two weeks later we'd open the next show. And two weeks later we'd open the third show until we had all eight running. And it was just one of the richest experiences I'd ever had in my theatrical life."
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"My book collection is primarily in America, since that's where I've lived most of my life."
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"If you can find something you love, go for it everyday of your life, and it would be really good to you."
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"To outlive one's child is a terrible thing, but to do so because your child has taken his or her life is horrible."
Life,
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"I think we have to be careful about what we label as a prerequisite for spirituality. I don't think you have to know a lot to have a spiritual life, but knowing gives life richness."
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"Life is a long preparation for something that never happens."
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"I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics."
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"The only real failure in life is one not learned from."
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"Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best."
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