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Lyman Abbott Quotes

The very essence of rationalism is that it assumes that the reason is the highest faculty in man and the lord of all the rest.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: December 18, 1835 - October 22, 1922

Topics

Man Rest Reason Lord Essence Very

Emerson is the spokesman and prophet of youth and of a formative, idealistic age. His is a voice from the heights which are ever bathed in the sunshine of the spirit. I find that something one gets from Emerson in early life does not leave him when he grows old.

Life Age Sunshine Youth Voice Early

I wanted to reimagine the role, in a way that was respectful of its traditional responsibilities but made them part of a wider pattern of poetry about national incidents, events, preoccupations; and to spend a great deal of time going to schools trying to demystify poetry.

Great Time Poetry Trying Way Events

Definitely I feel my kids played a big role in why I was so successful in fighting.

Fighting Feel Why Successful Big

No it wasn't at the time cause you have to remember, I had been playing clubs since I was 13.

Time Remember You Playing Been Had

When I was in my twenties, I strongly identified with Jane Austen's 'Emma' - her human failings mixed with a desire to do good.

Good Desire Human Her Mixed Jane

Christians are nonviolent not, therefore, because we believe that nonviolence is a strategy to rid the world of war, but because nonviolence is constitutive of what it means to be a disciple to Jesus.

Stanley Hauerwas

War World Believe Strategy Because

I believe that when the going gets tough, you should just hit pause. Assimilate what is happening for 10 minutes. Your thoughts will be much clearer.

Thoughts Tough Believe You Pause

I always said... I want to be the one who creates jobs. I want to be the guy who develops the wealth of the nation.

Wealth Said Want Nation Always Guy

I believe in laughter. I believe laughter is good for the soul. I believe in making other people laugh to make them feel good.

Anthony Ray Hinton

Good Soul Laughter People Feel Good

I'm going to try to pull a Natalie Portman. Natalie went to Harvard while shooting 'Star Wars'. I don't know how she did it. I want to have lunch with her and ask her - that seems like a bunch of stress right there.

Stress Lunch Know Want Try She

There are fans of some of the old movies that'll mention those, and there's people that have little kids that'll look at me and say, 'Wow, I just watched 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' 35,000 times, and here you are!'

People Me You Honey Look Movies

I love a good play, but they're too hard to find.

Love Good Find Play Hard I Love

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