Saint Augustine Quotes

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Saint Augustine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: saint
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: 354 - 430

Topics

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I always say, 'I love chocolate, but I'm not Willy Wonka.'

Jimmy Iovine

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I've never liked the publishing world's determination to pigeonhole every writer into a genre.

Joe R. Lansdale

DeterminationWorldNeverPublishing

I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd see them huddling around and for the first time seeing issues being debated on TV that had never been talked about before. And that is the biggest promoter of democracy you could possibly have.

Jehane Noujaim

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The downside to the Whole Foods experience is that its success is driven by one of our era's more grotesque phenomena: the upwardly-mobile urban dweller, the one who wants to indulge class-conscious epicurean yearnings and save the world, too.

Andrew Breitbart

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You really do live through someone's life when you hear him six hours a day.

Michael Beschloss

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There is no way that the Fourth Gospel was written by John Zebedee or by any of the disciples of Jesus. The author of this book is not a single individual, but is at least three different writers/editors, who did their layered work over a period of 25 to 30 years.

John Shelby Spong

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My kids stand out at competitions. They're products of me. And you can't come to Beyond Belief and have a flamboyant teacher like me and be basic.

Alyssa Edwards

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If you're like me and love chatting about your latest box set addiction, then Sky Box Sets Club has everything you'll need to kick start conversations with friends on Twitter or in the office the next day.

Rose Leslie

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In a democracy there is a centralization of governmental power in a simple majority.

Robert W. Welch, Jr.

PowerSimpleDemocracyMajority

A virtuous character is likened to an unblemished flower. Piety is a fadeless bud that half opens on earth and expands through eternity. Sweetness of temper is the odor of fresh blooms, and the amaranth flowers of pure affection open but to bloom forever.

Dorothea Dix

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In the university library, we know when a book has been used in a class or put on reserve... or while it was out, did somebody call it back in. It turns out to be a pretty good indicator of how relevant the work is at that time.

David Weinberger

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My message going forward is that I want to remind everyone in the aviation industry - especially those who manage aviation companies and those who regulate aviation - that we owe it to our passengers to keep learning how to do it better.

Chesley Sullenberger

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