John Polkinghorne Quotes

After all, the universe required ten billion years of evolution before life was even possible; the evolution of the stars and the evolving of new chemical elements in the nuclear furnaces of the stars were indispensable prerequisites for the generation of life.

John Polkinghorne

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Ray Kroc called his first McDonald's restaurant, which he opened in Illinois, 'a little money machine.' That's why thousands of franchisees bought it.

Michael Gerber

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Wherever I live, if there isn't a restaurant I want to go to of a certain type, then I open it. That's all. For selfish reasons.

Michael Caine

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At the beginning of my career as a writer, I felt I knew nothing of Chinese culture. I was writing about emotional confusion with my mother related to our different beliefs. Hers was based in family history, which I didn't know anything about. I always felt hesitant in talking about Chinese culture and American culture.

Amy Tan

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I've always done a lot of stunts in the past, and I sound like I'm tooting my own horn here, but I've always impressed the people I've worked with, and they've let me do more and more.

Lucas Till

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Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.

Lord Byron

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I still give myself the right to be highly critical of others, though.

Johnny Vegas

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People just overshoot trying to find God. They're going outside and trying everything. They don't realize that it's right inside themselves.

Dolly Parton

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What I truly miss the most is having sufficient time to do all the things that need to be done around the house and for our friends.

DeForest Kelley

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I've rewritten other films and watched my writing be mutilated, but luckily, it's been mutilated anonymously.

Christopher McQuarrie

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I hate turbulence in life, but also on planes.

Christopher Plummer

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I don't think I've met anyone with a stronger work ethic than Ray Charles.

Clint Eastwood

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I'm not saying my wife's a bad cook, but she uses a smoke alarm as a timer.

Bob Monkhouse

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