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“Not every action or emotion however admits of the observance of a due mean. Indeed the very names of some directly imply evil, for instance malice, shamelessness, envy, and, of actions, adultery, theft, murder. All these and similar actions and feelings are blamed as being bad in themselves; it is not the excess or deficiency of them that we blame. It is impossible therefore ever to go right in regard to them - one must always be wrong;”
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“Drug addicts are so funny that way. Just spinning around, lost in their own little world. Doing so much, accomplishing so little. How sad.”
Source : James St. James (2003). “Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland”, p.130, Simon and Schuster
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“I cannot help it; reason has nothing to do with it; I love her against reason-but who would as soon love me for my own sake, as she would love the beggar at the corner.”
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“I wonder if it's possible to start a new relationship without hurting someone else.”
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“If outside forces and culture were the reasons behind declining and non-influential churches, we would likely have no churches today. The greatest periods of growth, particularly the first-century growth, took place in adversarial cultures. We are not hindered by external forces; we are hindered by our own lack of commitment and selflessness.”
Source : "“I Am A Church Member” – A Conversation with Thom Rainer". Interview with Trevin Wax, blogs.thegospelcoalition.org. April 25, 2013.
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“There are some times, when you can predict weather well for the next 15 days. Other times, you can only really forecast a couple of days. Sometimes you can't predict the next two hours.”
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“I'm carded for R-rated movies. And I get talked down to a lot. When I try to go rent a car or buy an airplane ticket or other stuff adults do, I get 'Okaaaaaay, honey.' I remember when I was 18, getting crayons in a restaurant”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“The subject gives you the best idea of how to make a photograph. So I just wait for something to happen.”