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Bayard Taylor Quotes

Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth you waken then you begin to live.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: January 11, 1825 - December 19, 1878

Topics

Live Character Truth You Fame Begin

Billy Graham is one of my great lifetime heroes. I think he epitomizes the essence of what a Christian leader should be. I have participated in some of his crusades a couple of times in Atlanta. I've seen the profound impact he's had on me personally, and on other people who were not Christians and accepted Christ as Savior.

Leader Great People Me Think Impact

It takes a lot more energy to fail than to succeed, since it takes a lot of concentrated energy to hold on to beliefs that don't work.

Work Succeed Energy More Fail Hold

I'm a simple, simple man.

I'm a white girl and not a white girl, identified by other people as black and not black for as long as I can remember - which, in mixed-people speak, means biracial.

Girl People Speak Black Remember

We can reach our potential, but to do so, we must reach within ourselves. We must summon the strength, the will, and the faith to move forward - to be bold - to invest in our future.

Strength Future Faith Forward Reach

Mummy weighed sweets and nuts so that everyone would get exactly the same amount. During the year, everything is measured roughly, but at Christmas, it has to be absolutely fair. That's why it's such a strenuous time.

Time Year Why Christmas Fair Nuts

I do what I love, thank God. I get to make music and get inspiration through Judaism. I can see why people might be surprised, because it's not been done before. It's certainly not typical. People are always trying to wrap head their around it. But it's probably simpler than everyone thinks.

Love Music God People Thank God Why

Most new prison construction has occurred in predominately white, rural communities, and thus a new and bizarre form of segregation has emerged in recent years. Ghetto youth are transferred from their decrepit, underfunded, racially segregated schools to brand-new high-tech prisons located in white rural counties.

Michelle Alexander

Youth Construction Prison White New

Overall, there is very little in my life I enjoy more than college football.

Life Football College My Life Enjoy

Crimes of the century differ from the garden variety of murders. They involve wealth, celebrity and powerful attorneys, and live on for decades after the verdict has been rendered.

Live Powerful Wealth Garden Variety

I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor.

William Gilmore Simms

Humor Believe Sense Of Humor Sense

Other genres are plot-driven, but the entire focus of a romance novel is on the characters and their arcs.

Respect Book Language Will Talk

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