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Lewis B. Smedes Quotes

We are anxious in the face of our unchangeable past; we long to recreate segments of our private histories, but we are stuck with them.

Lewis B. Smedes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Past Face Long Anxious Stuck Our

I just do my day job and go home and plant trees.

Home Day Job Trees Plant Go

The reality is that when you're a barrister, you're trained, and you've got ethical structures. You've got to follow the evidence, and that's that.

Reality You Follow Evidence Ethical

My mom always liked the idea of us acting - me and my sister - like, one of us trying it. But my dad always thought it was a joke.

Me Mom Sister Thought Trying Acting

A visual always brings a first impression. But if there's going to be a first impression, I might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?

Control Story Mask Why First Always

I don't have any illusions anymore. The illusion that rock 'n' roll could change anything - I don't believe that. I've changed.

Change Believe Illusion Rock Roll

In later life, we don't easily talk of fears, but instead we discuss our 'concerns.' Fear seems too primal and hysterical, but concern is polite and intellectual and nicely under control.

Life Fear Control Intellectual Talk

The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused him of being a bore - on the contrary, they thought him too dynamic to be safe. It has been left for later generations to muffle up that shattering personality and surround him with an atmosphere of tedium.

Dorothy L. Sayers

Justice Personality People Thought

I'm a quarter Indian; my grandfather's originally from New Delhi.

New Grandfather Quarter Delhi Indian

With DNS, it's possible to control key components of Internet navigation. Google already controls search, they are quickly gaining market share to control the browser, and when you put in DNS, it becomes the trifecta of complete navigational control.

Control Key Search Internet You

I urge Congress to quickly take up and pass trade promotion authority so we can conclude a TPP agreement. Our position in the world depends on it.

World Promotion Congress Authority

I knew I wanted to be an artist early on, but I decided to seriously pursue the profession when I auditioned for Juilliard.

Artist Early Seriously Pursue Knew

Sometimes entrepreneurs, successful people, need to put their blinders back on. They're losing their day to distraction, to faulty obligations.

Brendon Burchard

Day Losing People Back Sometimes

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