Dorothea Dix Quotes

We are not sent into this world mainly to enjoy the loveliness therein, nor to sit us down in passive ease; no, we were sent here for action. The soul that seeks to do the will of God with a pure heart, fervently, does not yield to the lethargy of ease.

Dorothea Dix

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 4, 1802 - July 17, 1887

Topics

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Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?

Matt Groening

AnythingDonuts

You have to have wonderful actors for material, particularly difficult material that requires complicated performances.

John Wells

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Relationships based on deals between leaders or ruling elites tend to collapse amid popular anger.

Stephen Kinzer

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I'm not much of an eater.

Ruth Rendell

MuchEater

Some loves are like a vice that has ceased to give pleasure.

Mason Cooley

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I'm not a great dancer. I know I'm not. But I know that I can move. I can throw shapes, just not in the right order.

Mika

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Both of my grandfathers were in the service. It's one of those things that you can't be thankful enough for.

Luke Combs

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You have a dream 35 years ago - doesn't come to fruition, but you move on with life. But it's somewhere back there. Then you turn 60, and your mom just dies, and you're looking for something. And the dream comes waking out of your imagination.

Diana Nyad

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Flying dreams mean that you're doing the right thing with your life.

Douglas Coupland

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Oh, and once, when I was in the Marines, I got a perfect score on my physical fitness test.

Drew Carey

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I actually don't hope for a legacy. I think that it impedes your ability to make the hard decisions if you sit around saying, 'How will this affect my legacy?'

David Stern

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When the Pixar people call, you jump at the opportunity.

Bonnie Hunt

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