As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Recitation: by Male by Female
There's this misconception that comedy and music go together. They don't. Comedians can't compete with rock stars; they're just not on the same level. Rock stars will always be cooler. They will always get more girls.
Michael Ian Black
StarsMusicTogetherComedyGoRock
As much as we can, let's defend the truth by pointing to what the apostles taught, and let's call out sin by pointing to the inconsistencies between what we say we believe and what we do.
John Piper
TruthBelieveSinSayDefendOut
Popularizing - much less venturing beyond one's secure turf - was frowned upon for many years. I think I probably internalized the prohibition, even though I was - and knew I was - among the best speakers and writers of my age cohort. I don't mean I was the best historian - a quite different measure.
Tony Judt
AgeBestThinkMeasureBeyondMean
It's coffee - if I have just the right amount, I come across as charismatic. One too many, and it's like I'm having a seizure.
Robert Whittaker
CoffeeRightComeJustLikeMany
The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.
Mary McLeod Bethune
MeWorldWholeReadLearnedOpened
Music is so 100 percent for me that the idea of giving that up in any way, shape, or form would be terrifying to me.
Josh Groban
MusicMeGivingWayUpShape
Every 'Observer' writer wants to be a novelist.
Jared Kushner
WriterObserverWantsEveryNovelist
As far as 'Trainspotting' changing my life, I think I've said before I probably squandered a few opportunities. But I'm fine with that because everything's fine.
Jonny Lee Miller
LifeOpportunitiesThinkMy LifeFar
I'm not playing around in 2016.
Deontay Wilder
PlayingAround
I think that people need to have the courage of their convictions and not be trying to fool people into thinking that they've changed overnight.
Chris Bell
CourageFoolPeopleThinkThinking
The fans are our fifth member.
Ally Brooke
FansOurMemberFifth
That's something I think is growing on me as I get older: happy endings.
Alice Munro
HappyMeThinkGrowingSomething
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