In whatever I may be thought to have been unnatural, unwise and indelicate, it is now my most fervent desire it may have a suitable impression on you - and on me, a penitent for every wrong thought and step.
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Related I appreciate the fact that you have one redeeming quality, Jack, but that is all it is. Just a hint ... K.A. LINDE There are so many things we do in life that define the real meaning of our lives. There are so many ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Sometimes, you may take a step backwards only to realize that a step forward could have been the bes... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Every time you think a negative thought, it's one step in the wrong direction, for me. SEAN PAUL To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married. JAMES C. DOBSON I'm 64 years old, and I've been acting now for 42 years. Only recently have I thought to mys... DAVID SUCHET Now it's on to May, and you know about me and May. DAVE WINFIELD ...Okay... probably now you have read all my books up to now..., you have check out everything what ... DEYTH BANGER I would have thought I got a good response from the players. I can only be myself and whatever has c... GLENN ROEDER We started off bad and never recovered. I thought we may have taken a step back tonight. We just did... GENE ALLEN What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It i... AGNES M. PHARO It was told to me, it was in a manner forced on me by the very person herself whose prior engagement... JANE AUSTEN If you have a great ambition, take as big a step as possible in the direction of fulfilling it. The ... MILDRED MCAFEE It is quite possible that I may be altogether wrong in this idea. My own impression, however, is, th... WILKIE COLLINS Why is it so universally upsetting for men to have women around them on anything like a footing of e... KATHERINE WHITEHORN Anytime you wonder about something, keep in mind and remember, there is something that can make you ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Every thought and word that a novelist thinks or writes is part of that castle constructed from sand... STEVE ERICKSON We are in a democracy, and I think for all issues, whatever matters that the opposition may have app... PALLAM RAJU You may have something wise to say, but HOW YOU SAY IT may make it unwise! RECREATE it, else you'll ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR I thought at the time it may have been enough for us to take control of the game. PAUL SYLBA In rallying every curve, every hill may be different than you thought. That makes it interesting. KIMI RAIKKONEN The lifetime of organic aerosols may be longer than climate modelers have thought, and this could ha... SASHA MADRONICH I can see only three planets in the entire universe, namely Heaven, Earth and Me! Heaven shines its ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is certainly dangerous to l... PERICLES You must have traveled all night,” she heard herself say. “I had to come back early.” Sh... LISA KLEYPAS I went to college on a classical piano scholarship. My grandmother made me practice one full hour a ... JAMIE FOXX The economy hit a brick wall in February and March. The risk of a recession is higher now than I tho... CARY LEAHEY Although I cannot see your face As you flip these poems awhile, Somewhere from some far-of... SHEL SILVERSTEIN You just were so cold with me. And the nurse’s outfit didn’t seem to make any kind of impression... SARAH ALDERSON Upon the subjects of which I have treated, I have spoken as I have thought. I may be wrong in regard... ABRAHAM LINCOLN There is a need to be grateful for whatever you may have. STEVEN REDHEAD It would be hard to be a singer, musician or have ears and not be an admirer of my dad, ... I can on... LALAH HATHAWAY Sometimes in life, you may take a step, only to realize the steps you missed. Sometimes in life, you... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I have always wanted to stay in the uniform. My thought process every year is to keep it on as long ... DAVE HUPPERT The reason I do not focus on particular interests is because we miss out on what we may not look for... KEVIN MICHAEL KING I know that everyone who listens to radio creates you in a visual image that they need you to have. ... TERRY GROSS Life for me has been exactly what I thought it would be, a cake, which I have eaten and had too MARGARET ANDERSON My friends call me by my name." "You don't have any friends." "I don't want you to be my f... SHANNON HALE until you prove what is in you, what is in you shall always be what is in you ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library. SOURCE UNKNOWN Anytime you think that the problem is out there, that thought in itself may be the problem. If it is... SOURCE UNKNOWN My childhood may have been more demented than most, because I learned to read very early and was all... POPPY Z. BRITE I have had my labor for my travail; ill-thought-on of her, and
ill-thought-on of you; gone between ... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE I thought it was a bad call, but when people come up to you and say they thought the wrong call was ... AL SEARS Chris had keys to the place. They may have been getting a Sun-Drop or a screwdriver, or they may hav... GREG WILSON I have never seen a more impressive display of heart and desire. I may just have to resign now. JASON KERR You’re in my every breath and every thought, intertwined so deep inside me that love’s not a str... NALINI SINGH Whatever doubts there may have been about whether a verdict here could be upheld on appeal for the p... ROBERT WEBER So now I have started living my own life. Imperfect and clumsy as it may look, it is resembling me n... ELIZABETH GILBERT It's raised as a question mark that the thought of a gun may have averted her attempted rape. It wou... ERICH PRATT I am utterly in love with my son and my boyfriend and live in the most magical place on Earth. I'... REBECCA LOOS I have assumed my clear commitment to a Trinitarian orthodoxy was sufficient evidence that I have no... STANLEY HAUERWAS You naked in my bed is even more unbelievably beautiful than I thought it would be... and trust me I... ABBI GLINES Maybe that's what praying is all about. Maybe it's not just asking God to forgive us for bad things ... SARAH DARER LITTMAN I have been waiting for my work in the lab to affect my job on the weekend, when I practice as a chi... JAY GIEDD Whatever I have come to offer, I have come to offer and it may or may not be connected to anything t... BILL BRUFORD The take-home message is that when you have to make a decision, the first step should be to get all ... AP DIJKSTERHUIS I am grateful for what I went through because it was temporary. But it also showed me more than I th... CYNDEE WILLIAMS All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... Yo... WALT DISNEY I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may h... WALTER PAYTON Certainly, content companies are taking that position now of, I'm not sure I want to license it to y... BOB GREENE My Keeper took everything from me: my home, my family, my voice. He made me powerless. But I'm home ... CLARA KENSIE I spent, as you know, a year and a half in a clergyman's family and heard almost every Tuesday the v... ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE Thank God for allowing you to see another day. No matter what, keep trusting, keep believing, be str... GERMANY KENT It is an awful, an appalling thought, that we may be, this moment and every moment, in the presence ... RICHARD WHATELY A servant who serves excellently from his whole heart with due courage and humility is never a serva... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH My dear friend, clear your mind of cant [excessive thought]. You may talk as other people do:... SAMUEL JOHNSON May God have mercy on my soul for the deaths on my name and for the treachery I committed. Betrayal ... E. HOWARD HUNT All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You ma... WALT DISNEY When I had to leave she kissed me on both cheeks - a thing she had never done before - and said, 'Th... ROBERTSON DAVIES I have little left in myself -- I must have you. The world may laugh -- may call me absurd, selfish ... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Voiceover excited me and terrified me. I thought I was going to be really bad at it. It was so freei... ANNA KENDRICK I love you, ” he says , his words harsh and soft all at once. “ I love you and it isn’t enough... TAHEREH MAFI Easter, for me, is a remembrance of what the Lord gave up for me to have salvation. It is about forg... BARBARA STEPHENS You leave the smallest things for me to find.
They break my heart, I hope to die.
It feels like you'... TAYLOR KATHRINE BURCH Apathetic to my pity party, God interrupted in a thunderous Voice with the words, “For we walk by ... SHELLEY LUBBEN I crave what everyone thinks I won't have. I'll be real towards the world so they don't get the wron... LAURA KESSLER I would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that I could think of; f... GEORGE MACDONALD You release the pain of the past and press on. It's a new day, and God is doing a new thing. He want... CRAIG GROESCHEL You're thought about more often than you probably can guess, and thoughts of you just naturally brin... FATHER LARRY LORENZONI I have been putting a lot of thought into it, and I just don't think being an adult is going to work... ANONYMOUS Every view, and every object I studied attentively, by viewing them again and again on every side, f... KARL PHILIPP MORITZ All my life, affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken ... GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Well, for over a year now at my desk, a prototype program of Luigi and Mario has been running on my ... SHIGERU MIYAMOTO I'm not going to lie and say no. It definitely brought out the things I need to work on, my flaws. H... BRIANN JANUARY I spent, as you know, a year and a half in a clergyman's family and heard almost every Tuesday t... ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE I have always thought it a great privilege to have as my colleague in the Palit Chair of Chemistry s... C. V. RAMAN I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the conte... SAINT TERESA OF AVILA Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, ... WILLIAM WIRT Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, t... WILLIAM WIRT Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass,... WILLIAM WIRT If you write something down on paper, it becomes an actual goal. Before you write it down, it's ... SUMMER SANDERS Life is like a train going in circles, the train is comfortable - it has nice scenery, it provides w... NIKKI ROWE For starters, that’s a rather simple principle of Time Travel right there – and according to the... CHRISTINA ENGELA I go fishing in my mind. I put out bait, the bait of my own longing, my desire, and my hunger for co... PAT SCHNEIDER May today be peace within. May you trust your highest power that you are exactly where you are meant... MOTHER THERESA
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DEBORAH NORVILLE I want my kids to be curious, to be interested in a lot of things, to be confident, and to feel they... DEBORAH NORVILLE If I have time to exercise, I do it, but I don't fixate on numbers like weight or waist size. Nu... DEBORAH NORVILLE Certainly the research shows that grateful people are more innovative thinkers. DEBORAH NORVILLE My job as a television anchor or television reporter is not to proselytize. DEBORAH NORVILLE There is no dramatic difference in happiness on the part of people who are wealthy. DEBORAH NORVILLE 'Thank you power' is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go ... DEBORAH NORVILLE When my mother passed away I was 20. DEBORAH NORVILLE I was brought up Methodist, christened as a little baby and went to church every Sunday. DEBORAH NORVILLE I now find magic in the mundane. I'm also more creative - better able to look beyond the obvious... DEBORAH NORVILLE So many self-help ideas are like meringue - you take a big bite, and there's nothing there. DEBORAH NORVILLE It is important for women to know who they are, and to know what makes their hearts sing. DEBORAH NORVILLE Grateful people may recover faster from trauma. DEBORAH NORVILLE Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You... DEBORAH MAILMAN A sister is someone who owns part of what you own: a house, perhaps, or a less tangible legacy, like... DEBORAH TANNEN The world belongs to no one. There are very few people who fit into the world. And part of the strug... DEBORAH EISENBERG My school friends thought I was outgoing and bubbly, but that masked a lot of insecurities, and mayb... DEBORAH MAILMAN Many mothers and daughters are as close as any two people can be, but closeness always carries with ... DEBORAH TANNEN In this world, conversations are negotiations for closeness in which people try to seek and give con... DEBORAH TANNEN For each other, at each other: Sisters can be either or both. The same could be said of people in an... DEBORAH TANNEN The club shows are really intense and powerful, but for a shorter time, and the audiences are in clo... DEBORAH COX I've done that I was touring a couple of years ago with R. Kelly and the Lillith Fair, I would d... DEBORAH COX I like solitude. I'm very good at being disconnected. I do a lot of disappearing. People who kno... DEBORAH MAILMAN Telling stories with visuals is an ancient art. We've been drawing pictures on cave walls for ce... DEBORAH WILES God has blessed me with the gift of cheerfulness. DEBORAH RANEY Letting go is the hardest part... but you have to look at it through their eyes and realize the pain... DEBORAH REBER Your choice is to be active or passive in your responses. DEBORAH DAY If you put out acceptance and warmth, you tend to attract the same. DEBORAH DAY True beauty radiates not from outer cosmetics, but from the simple joy of making a difference for th... DEBORAH BARNES The traditional writer is a sensitive only child, asthmatic, who sits on the window seat watching th... DEBORAH MOGGACH The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working i... DEBORAH MAILMAN The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working i... DEBORAH MAILMAN I do believe that we baby-boomers are reinventing ageing as we enter it. We're living longer and... DEBORAH MOGGACH An assumption underlying almost all comments on interruptions is that they are aggressive, but the l... DEBORAH TANNEN Asian cultures... place great value on avoiding open expression of disagreement and conflict because... DEBORAH TANNEN For many women, and a fair number of men, saying 'I'm sorry' isn't literally an apol... DEBORAH TANNEN If you understand gender differences in what I call 'conversational style', you may not be a... DEBORAH TANNEN Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and apparently, 80... DEBORAH BULL Appropriation was the language of my generation in many ways. It came out of Duchamp, Warhol, Johns,... DEBORAH KASS I'm about as straight an arrow as you'll find out there. DEBORAH NORVILLE My interest in the linguistic differences between women and men grew from research I conducted early... DEBORAH TANNEN When I first heard that song, it was a ballad but it had a lot more. It felt like a gospel song when... DEBORAH COX