William P. Leahy Quotes

Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but that's how it is.

William P. Leahy

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At the Carter Center we work with victims of oppression, and we give support to human rights heroes.

Jimmy Carter

WorkSupportOppressionHumanHeroes

A move to a different town or school gives us new places to explore, new people to meet; a lost pet means we have to organize a careful search; baby-sitting requires looking out for dangers a young child can't foresee; a car crash or fire demands that we get help immediately.

Jim Murphy

CarFirePetSchoolChildPeople

Photography was a blessing because it filled my time.

Jessica Lange

TimeBlessingPhotographyBecause

In order to keep anything cultural, logical, or ideological, you have to reinvent the reality of it.

Ani DiFranco

RealityYouReinventAnythingOrder

I wanted to create a bridge between experimental music and pop.

Jean-Michel Jarre

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I was in the music industry as Amanda Diva for 10 years but I realized that I had bigger work to do and needed to get busy doing that work. I really do believe that I'm here for a bigger purpose, and I want to be a role model and speak for the black community and black women specifically. Humor was the way it felt most organic and effective for me.

Amanda Seales

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We have already done so much that people call dynamics. Look at the bumblebee being unaware of scientific truths, goes ahead and flies anyway. If it is possible, we will do it here.

Tom Hopkins

PeopleLookDoneAheadPossible

I have my dream job. If I was seven years old and you asked me what I'd want to be 30 years from now, I'd say exactly who I am. So, 'rare' and 'lucky' are the exact right words. It took a lot of hard work, and I took a weird route to get here, but man, am I grateful for it.

Tom King

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I always keep a plane on the pole at the airport.

Roger Penske

AirportAlwaysKeepPolePlane

Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over.

Joshua Slocum

PoliceWorldReputationNewNothing

If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the old woman did her lost spectacles, safe on her own nose all the time.

Josh Billings

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Most of me was glad when my mother died. She was a handful, but not in a cute, festive way. More in a life-threatening way, that had caused me a long time ago to give up all hope of ever feeling good about having had her as a mother.

Anne Lamott

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