Quotes 8741 till 8760 of 25206.
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If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself.
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If he really thinks there is no distinction between vice and virtue, when he leaves our houses let us count our spoons.
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If He Tom Sawyer had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do and Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
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If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men.
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If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.
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If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
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If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference.
Richard Buckminster Fuller
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If humans evolved in a tiny area of Africa, they only saw plants and animals within a 100-kilometre radius for a million years. When they began to migrate, there would have been different animals and plants - and potentially a lot of allergy issues.
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If I allow journalists to describe a collection and they make mistakes, I'm upset, because the retractions are never noticed.
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If I am confirmed, I am confident that my colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee and I will maintain the focus on long-term price stability as monetary policy's greatest contribution to general economic prosperity and maximum employment.
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If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?
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If I am to care for people in hospital I really must know every aspect of their treatment and to understand their suffering.
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If I become defensive and upset right away, then that's going to adversely affect how I deal with it and it's probably not going to be good press for me and probably be bad just because I'm angry. Just be open and pleasant.
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If I bring up political power, personal power, it sounds like they're my terms, and they're not.
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If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.
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If I can bring joy into the world, if I can get people to stop thinking about their pain for a moment, or the fact the tomorrow morning they're going to get up and tell their boss off... then I'll be successful.
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If I can delay that [pain] for a moment and bring a little joy... and help them to see things a little differently, then I'll be successful.
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If I can iron out my accent, it opens up another world of possible jobs. Whereas if you have that very strong European accent, it leaves you always being cast as the Hungarian maid or the stripper or whatever. I have voice lessons, and my coach has given me different tongue-twisters to rehearse at home.
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If I can lead a happy life, touch the lives of others in a positive way, win the respect of those that I care about - and make a few million along the way - then I have been successful.
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If I can sell out clubs and theaters and play dirtbags in movies, and get blown up in a car or get the crap beat out of me in a movie, that's good for me; I'm good.
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