Francis W. Newman Quotes

I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old; and almost immediately commenced a habit of secret prayer.

Francis W. Newman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 27, 1805 - October 7, 1897

Topics

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The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

Joe Garagiola

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I always thought I was really thick.

Jeremy Gilley

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The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive.

John Zorn

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I see a sense of unity in the universe. Spirituality is not limited to only one religion. One can experience it across different religions. I am fascinated by philosophy of Advaita and philosophy of unity. We have to get over the illusion that God is different from us.

Amish Tripathi

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Sometimes, having a mom stay home is a big help. On the other hand, when a mother works outside the home, her husband generally does more child care and has higher parental knowledge about his childrens' friends, routines, and needs, cutting across the tendency for fathers to be second-string parents at home.

Stephanie Coontz

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I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror.

Sid Vicious

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I was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and we moved when I was 4.

Roddy Piper

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Growing up in England, you're sort of spoiled, in a way. You sort of take it for granted that within a half-hour's drive, you could be walking around a stately home from the 1700s. It's not very hard to do - in California, you've got to take a flight!

Rupert Friend

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Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I'm not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization.

Michael Jordan

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I don't use the harpsichord because it evokes a past time period: I use it because I like the sound.

Julia Holter

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People that are brilliant and successful, we think they've just always been that way. That's not the case. Most of them have had some tough adversity in their life. It's prepared them. I've never felt like you could develop character without adversity.

Bobby Bowden

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True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.

Pierre Corneille

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