Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: theologian
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: February 4, 1906 - April 9, 1945

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It is really funny when people say you'd be obvious for a great villain.

Angelina Jolie

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We need a leader who puts the health and well-being of the country ahead of 2016 politics.

Jeff Duncan

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And then I have two children by Theresa, one boy 10 and one girl 13.

Merle Haggard

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I make an excellent salary and work a great job. A lot of the people who voted for Trump don't. Let's say you say you're out of a job and believe this guy is going to get you on back on your feet. You might overlook some stuff not because you believe it. But you're that desperate. They're wrong. But it's what they believe.

Stan Van Gundy

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I remember when 'Deadwood' had first come out, there was this whole deer-in-the-headlights sense of feeling really uncomfortable with being recognized in public.

Robin Weigert

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Drama's not safe and it's not pretty and it's not kind. People expect the basic template of television drama where there might be naughty villains, but everyone ends up having a nice cup of tea. You've got to do big moral choices and show the terrible things people do in terrible situations. Drama is failing if it doesn't do that.

Russell T Davies

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I was considering running for political office.

Michael Newdow

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Trust me, I did not set out to establish three pen names and, for the record, I do not recommend it as a career strategy. The idea back at the start was that I would stick with the name that proved most successful.

Jayne Ann Krentz

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People always say I write a lot of pop culture references. Can somebody please count the pop culture references in 'Firefly?' Because I don't know how to put this to you, but there was one. I referenced The Beatles in the pilot.

Joss Whedon

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If you are a good person, you will probably be a good father. Try not to worry too much. If you don't feel apprehensive just before your first child arrives, you are abnormal. Though catastrophe doesn't come as often in childbirth as it did a few generations ago, we naturally fear it.

Clyde Edgerton

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Nothing changes if we keep playing it safe.

Brian J. Smith

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Demanding an end to partisan bickering on foreign policy is not an unrealistic requirement.

Pete Hoekstra

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