Phyllis Smith Quotes

I have always been more of a joyous person than a sad person. But I was fortunate to have a mom and dad where my mom could look at my face and know what was going on and was able to get me to talk and draw it out. As a result, I didn't have to hide an emotion. I didn't have to worry about her telling me, 'That's silly.'

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I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest.

Jim Brown

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The story of the decadence of the cathedral as a moral power, a spiritual energizer in civilization, is the sad but inevitable story of dogmatism. It is the story of the struggle of free thought with bigotry, religion making common cause with the wrong side.

Jenkin Lloyd Jones

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Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot.

John Major

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I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously.

Maureen O'Hara

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About the twenty-third year of my age, I had many fresh and heavenly openings, in respect to the care and providence of the Almighty over his creatures in general, and over man as the most noble amongst those which are visible.

John Woolman

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I'm surprised how many people are into vinyl.

Stephen Morris

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You should always be dedicated and know that, if you strive to do something, you can achieve it.

Storm Reid

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I am a man of many flaws and contradictions.

Rodrigo Duterte

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I happened to see a really old 'Doctor Who', the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, and he'd picked up a Scotsman from 1745. It was an 18 or 19-year-old man who appeared in a kilt, and I thought, 'That's rather fetching.'

Diana Gabaldon

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Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.

William Lyon Phelps

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Actors have an innate sense of self and humanity, the good ones do, and of being generous of heart and generous of spirit.

Pierce Brosnan

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Through a respectful exchange of ideas and emphasis on shared goals, I am confident we can put many of our disagreements behind us to ensure a better future for all Americans.

Todd Young

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