Pope John Paul II Quotes

You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems.

Pope John Paul II

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: saint
  • Nationality: polish
  • Birth: May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005

Topics

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Thank you, yard sales, for being the perfect way to say to your neighbors: 'We think we're important enough to charge money for our garbage.'

Jimmy Fallon

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Giap was a master of logistics, but his reputation rests on more than that. His victories were achieved by a patient strategy that he and Ho Chi Minh were convinced would succeed - an unwavering resolve to suffer immense casualties and the near total destruction of their country to defeat any adversary, no matter how powerful.

John McCain

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Questions about form seem as hopelessly inadequate as questions about content.

Robert Smithson

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The beautiful thing about L.A. is that you have 50 countries in one county. Diversity brings power and muscle.

Max Azria

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Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Hemingway's short story 'Hills Like White Elephants' is a classic of its kind. It illustrates Hemingway's 'iceberg theory,' which requires that a story find its effectiveness by hiding more than it reveals.

Amitava Kumar

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I'd gone to Oxford to do graduate studies in the history of the slave trade, but I came across Georgiana's letters, gave up that thesis, and wrote one on her instead. When I learned that Georgiana's great-nephews supported opposite sides in the American Civil War, I knew this would be the perfect sequel.

Amanda Foreman

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I think intimacy is the last taboo in many ways.

Sonya Walger

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Its liquor is like the sweetest dew from Heaven.

Lu Yu

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If you're right, than be right. There's no need to hurt others.

Logic

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I always go for that live, honest feel when I'm going for that first rhythm track. I'll never hold back on a part just so it'll be easier for me to double it later on - to my ears, it sounds sterile if you do that. I always want to get that initial track kicking and full of slurs, squeals and feel. I'll worry about doubling it later!

Dimebag Darrell

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I was aware of it, but I grew up in a very a-religious family. My mother never went to church, she never had any religious training or background. It was never a part of our social interaction.

Donald Johanson

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