Lewis B. Smedes Quotes

The problem with revenge is that it never evens the score. It ties both the injured and the injurer to an escalator of pain. Both are stuck on the escalator as long as parity is demanded, and the escalator never stops.

Lewis B. Smedes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 20, 1921 - December 19, 2002

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As any doctor can tell you, the most crucial step toward healing is having the right diagnosis. If the disease is precisely identified, a good resolution is far more likely. Conversely, a bad diagnosis usually means a bad outcome, no matter how skilled the physician.

Andrew Weil

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I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space.

Mathias Rust

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There's a creative vibe at U.C.B., and to maintain it, we can't pay people. If you pay, then you have to assign worth to shows, and then people will resent that.

Matt Besser

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I'm not necessarily that big of a clubbing junkie, but I really like dance music as a genre.

Mika

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I think your average fan probably just assumes that the same person directs every episode of their favorite series, week in and week out.

Michael Spiller

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Here at Carolina, our World Cup opponents marked their calendars. Obviously the other nations wanted to win every game, but a big upset over the U.S. was something we knew other teams would cherish.

Lorrie Fair

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I was born gay, just as I was born black.

Don Lemon

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I've never been cold during a big game. It's the adrenaline. You're always moving.

Christen Press

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With 'Haters Back Off,' I'm creating something that I want to make, and I'm not focused on, 'Is this gonna trend, is this gonna be popular?' I'm just focused on telling the story.

Colleen Ballinger

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I think comedy and satire are the strongest ways to deal with very serious themes and very painful themes.

Colman Domingo

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I would like to, at some point, do a cookbook.

Wylie Dufresne

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When I was young, all I wanted to be was a movie star. At a certain point, I started to grow up and really care about what I did.

Sharon Stone

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