Rory Stewart Quotes

If we say the purpose of life is our children, that's neither a purpose nor a meaning. But I'm sure I will be as besotted as everybody else when I have them.

Rory Stewart

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LifeChildrenPurposeMeaningSay

In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best.

Robert Hall

BestThoughtsMattersFirstPrudence

India's connection with philanthropy didn't begin with western influences. The connection with philanthropy is age-old and ingrained in our value systems.

Shiv Nadar

ValueConnectionIndiaBeginSystems

When people break up, after sharing their entire souls with each other, I don't want to believe that you just switch off. There are remnants of melancholia, and there is so much that stays with you because you loved this person. Of course, it's that much more complicated when it's an interracial love or love from a person from another culture.

Mira Nair

LoveCulturePeopleBelieveLoved

One of my defining beliefs is that Jesus Christ has taken all of my guilt before God, and that he has been raised from the dead. That gives incredible hope and meaning to every day of my life - that nothing done in this world is wasted when it's done for him and his glory, and that there will be a day of justice and reward for the entire world.

Joshua Harris

LifeGodHopeJusticeDayWorld

Trips to the dentist - I like to postpone that kind of thing.

Johnny Depp

KindDentistLikeTripsPostpone

I'm not one of these actors who feels a pressing need to direct, and I have no plans to do it.

Dennis Franz

PlansNeedWhoDirectFeels

I did get to go to the Olympic trials in '88 and '92. I was 7th and 11th, so I didn't place high enough to go to the games, but, still, it was a blast.

Dot Jones

EnoughPlaceGoGamesTrialsHigh

It's hard to win a pennant, but it's harder to lose one.

Chuck Tanner

WinLoseHardHarderPennant

The star thing I can live with. The music I can't live without. And that's how it lays out for me, you know. I got as big an ego and enjoy the attention.

Bruce Springsteen

LiveMusicMeEgoEnjoyAttention

I've been thinking a lot about the speed and spectacle in today's fashion industry, because they seem to mirror stresses in other creative fields.

Anna Wintour

TodayMirrorCreativeFashionSpeed

Recalling a memory is not like playing a tape recorder. It's a creative process.

Susumu Tonegawa

CreativeMemoryProcessPlayingLike

Environmentalists have a very conflicted relationship with their cars.

Tom Arnold

CarRelationshipVery

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