Quotes 1201 till 1220 of 1306.
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What seem our worst prayers may really be, in God's eyes, our best. Those, I mean, which are least supported by devotional feeling. For these may come from a deeper level than feeling. God sometimes seems to speak to us most intimately when he catches us, as it were, off our guard.
Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer (1963) -
What strikes me, the more I cook, is that the best recipes are ones where the basic anatomy is so sound it will survive multiple adjustments. When a recipe has good bones, you can change the seasoning, double the garlic, swap lime for lemon, and it still turns out delicious.
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What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.
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What we do at its very, very best, at its very, very most, will shift us slightly in our seat. If only for two hours, great. If for the rest of our lives, even better.
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What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice.
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When a man has done his best, has given his all, and in the process supplied the needs of his family and his society, that man has made a habit of succeeding.
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When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a forward child, that must be play'd with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
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When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
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When all is said and done, monotony may after all be the best condition for creation.
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When debts are not paid because they cannot be paid, the best thing to do is not talk about them, and shuffle the cards again.
Journey to the Alcarria: Travels Through the Spanish Countryside (1964 edition), Atlantic Monthly Press -
When I do documentaries, my best information ends up on the cutting-room floor. People have trouble dealing with sexual honesty.
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When I started writing a business column 15 years ago, I knew I'd found the perfect job for myself. As a columnist I could pick my own topic, do my own analysis, say what I wanted to say and attribute it to myself. Best of all, I could write in my own voice.
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When I walk down the street I bet people will say there goes Roy Hobbs, the best there ever was in the game.
The Natural pt. 1 -
When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing about coming from Des Moines was that it meant you didn't come from anywhere else in Iowa. By Iowa standards, Des Moines is a mecca of cosmopolitanism, a dynamic hub of wealth and education...
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When I write a poem, I go into a state of self-forgetfulness, and something higher takes over; I like to call it my best self.
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When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, ''We did it ourselves.''
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When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.
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When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.
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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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