Samuel Alexander Quotes

It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment.

Samuel Alexander

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SpeakMisunderstandingContemplation

In 1955 music wasn't that important. Music was a kind of a special thing you went and did.

Jerry Hunt

MusicYouImportantKindSpecial

Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God.

Jeremy Lin

GodMountainEndYouSometimesUp

I believe in Heaven. I don't believe that this is it, and then we're done.

Melissa McCarthy

BelieveHeavenDoneI BelieveThen

Ali and I have become friends over the years. I was on a plane with him one time when he was the champion.

Robert Goulet

TimeChampionFriendsBecomeOver

I think that Gollum is really the character who is a very human character, and he's very flawed, like most humans are, and has good and bad sides.

Andy Serkis

GoodCharacterThinkBadHumanLike

A rich man can afford to be generous to many.

Mercedes McCambridge

ManRichRich ManGenerousMany

I think my first story sold for $550. This was in 1954, and it seemed like quite a lot of money, and I said to myself, 'Hey, I'm a professional writer now.'

John Updike

MyselfMoneyStoryThinkSaidNow

Unless taught otherwise, children are the most selfish, oblivious little Philistines on the planet. They have no family, no job, no responsibilities, and nothing but time to think about their gluttonous, sticky selves. We should be teaching them to take some focus off of themselves and onto how they can best serve/treat others.

Steven Crowder

FamilyChildrenTimeBestFocusJob

To go from someone who would put something on SoundCloud and maybe get 15,000 plays in a year to getting 100,000 plays in one day felt very weird. I thought I was dying.

Shura

DayThoughtWeirdSomeoneYearGo

I do yoga, lunges, crunches, things like that for 40 minutes twice a week. For cardio I usually do the elliptical, treadmill or walking.

Martina McBride

WalkingWeekTwiceThingsCardio

Anything is possible. My background is a bad background, but a lot of people said I couldn't do it. You can do anything if you put your mind to it.

Michael Oher

PeopleMindYouBadSaidPossible

The whole theatre world deeply attracts me. I love rehearsing and having time to make mistakes and laugh and discover things about yourself and other people - and the energy level is great.

Miranda Otto

LoveGreatTimeMistakesYourself

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