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William Wilberforce

"No one expects to attain to the height of learning, or arts, or power, or wealth, or military glory, without vigorous resolution, strenuous diligence, and steady perseverance. Yet we expect to be Christians without labour, study, or inquiry."

Source : William Wilberforce (1834). “A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians, in the higher and middle classes in this country; contrasted with real Christianity. With a memoir, by T. Price”

William Wilberforce

#Christian Quotes #Perseverance Quotes #Art Quotes

“A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.”
“The greatest truths are commonly the simplest.”
“When at the typewriter I am no longer where I site but am away across the mountains, in ancient cities or on the Great Plains among the buffalo. Often I think of what pitiful fools are those who use mind-altering drugs to seek feelings they do not have, each drug taking a little more from what they have of mind, leaving them a little less. Give the brain encouragement from study, from thinking, from visualizing, and no drugs are needed.”
“Science strives for answers, but art is happy with a good question.”

Source : "Incredible Lightness" by Julie L. Belcove, www.harpersbazaar.com. Apr 19, 2013.
“The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We're growing old. It's getting late.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“Focusing on the negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult”
“You dont have to own squirrels and starlings to get enjoyment from them ... One day, we would like an end to pet shops and the breeding of animals. [Dogs] would pursue their natural lives in the wild ... they would have full lives, not wasting at home for someone to come home in the evening and pet them and then sit there and watch TV,”

Source : "The Chicago Daily Herald" Newspaper, March 1, 1990.
“Developing low carbon sources of energy supply will enhance our energy security”

"No one expects to attain to the height of learning, or arts, or power, or wealth, or military glory, without vigorous resolution, strenuous diligence, and steady perseverance. Yet we expect to be Christians without labour, study, or inquiry."

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