Lifelong Quotes - Page 12

• I'm not in the leftist controlled Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because of my political views, primarily my lifelong militant support of the NRA, the Second Amendment, and my belief that the only good bad guy is a dead bad guy.

  Ted Nugent

  Rocks, Views, Rock And Roll

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• I come here tonight as a sister, blessed with a brother who is my mentor, my protector and my lifelong friend. And I come here as a wife who loves my husband and believes he will be an extraordinary president.

  Michelle Obama

  Brother, Husband, Believe

  Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 25 August 2008, INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

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• I believe we should spend less time worrying about the quantity of books children read and more time introducing them to quality books that will turn them on to the joy of reading and turn them into lifelong readers.

  James Patterson

  Children, Believe, Book

  Scholastic Book Fairs Interview, www.scholastic.com.

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• As long as I sit at Henry Clay's desk, I will remember his lifelong desire to forge agreement, but I will also keep close to my heart the principled stand of his cousin, Cassius Clay, who refused to forsake the life of any human, simply to find agreement.

  Rand Paul

  Cousin, Heart, Agreement

  "Rand Paul Speaks of Slavery, Spending and Compromise in First Senate Speech" by Wes Barrett, www.foxnews.com. February 02, 2011.

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• I'm particularly happy that the Ronald Reagan Building is both public and private, and embraces his lifelong belief... in free and open trade.

  Nancy Reagan

  Belief, Building, Embrace

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• I can't promise that every child with learning differences will become a novelist, but I do think all children can become lifelong readers.

  Rick Riordan

  Children, Thinking, Differences

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• She thought, "He whom I love more than my father or mother, he of whom I am always thinking, and in whose hands I would so willingly trust my lifelong happiness. I dare do anything to win him and to gain an immortal soul.

  Hans Christian Andersen

  Mother, Father, Winning

  Hans Christian Andersen (2015). “The Little Mermaid: English & Bulgarian”, p.15, Hans Christian Andersen

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• If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children don’t have to be slaves of praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence.

  Carol S. Dweck

  Children, Mistake, Giving

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• Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they do not know and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it.

  William Haley

  Girl, Education, Teacher

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• Ah, lady, when I gave my heart to thee, It passed into thy lifelong regency.

  Gilbert Parker

  Love, Heart, Thee

  Gilbert Parker (1913). “The Works of Gilbert Parker”

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• Let's determine to finish well by helping facilitate a lifelong conversation and sense of community between God and the people He has called us to serve.

  Paul Baloche

  People, Community, Helping

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• The growth of a naturalist is like the growth of a musician or athlete: excellence for the talented, lifelong enjoyment for the rest, benefit for humanity.

  E. O. Wilson

  Athlete, Science, Humanity

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• The decision to speak out is the vocation and lifelong peril by which the intellectual must live.

  Kay Boyle

  Acceptance, Speaks Out, Decision

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• The plague of racism is insidious, entering into our minds as smoothly and quietly and invisibly as floating airborne microbes enter into our bodies to find lifelong purchase in our bloodstreams.

  Maya Angelou

  Justice, Diversity, Racism

  Maya Angelou (2011). “Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now”, p.57, Bantam

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• As a lifelong pacifist, Quaker, and a gay man, I despair that gays and lesbians are expending energy trying to get into the military when they should be using that same energy getting rid of the military completely.

  Ned Rorem

  Military, Gay, Men

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• We believe that this initiative is a critical first step in our nation s effort to provide every student with a comprehensive, content rich and complete education. These standards have the potential to support teachers in achieving NEA s purpose of preparing students to thrive in a democratic society and a diverse, changing world as knowledgeable, creative and engaged citizens and lifelong learners.

  Lily Eskelsen Garcia

  Teacher, Educational, Believe

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• To improve our schools, we have to humanize them and make education personal to every student and teacher in the system. Education is always about relationships. Great teachers are not just instructors and test administrators: They are mentors, coaches, motivators, and lifelong sources of inspiration to their students.

  Ken Robinson

  Teacher, Art, Educational

  "Why We Need to Reform Education Now". "Why We Need to Reform Education Now" by Ken Robinson, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 3, 2013.

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• It's a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.

  Paul McCartney

  Meditation Practice, Meditation And Yoga, Meditation Life

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• Being a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors - that is what motivates me.

  Bill Rodgers

  Running, Knowing, Giving

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• I had a lifelong quarrel with God, but in the end we made up.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Faith, Christianity, Ends

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• Education is a lifelong journey whose destination expands as you travel.

  Jim Stovall

  Inspirational, Life, Journey

  Jim Stovall (2015). “The Ultimate Gift Series”, p.59, David C Cook

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• The growth of trees and plants takes place so slowly that it is not easily seen. Daily we notice little change. But, in course of time, we see that a great change has taken place. So it is with grace. Sanctification is a progressive, lifelong work (Prov 4:18). It is an amazing work of God's grace and it is a work to be prayed for (Rom 8:27).

  John Owen

  Taken, Tree, Grace

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• We run into some pretty tough arguments sometimes, but the idea is that at the end of the day, my wife and I realize that we'll always be holding each other's hand. This is a lifelong relationship, and after 12 years she hasn't gotten rid of me yet

  Kyle Chandler

  Running, Hands, Years

  Interview with Kate Coyne, www.goodhousekeeping.com. January 25, 2008.

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• I have been curious about the mind and body for as long as I can remember. I was a gymnast, a ballet dancer, and a philosophy and physical therapy major. Following the thread of curiosity about mind and body, I took my first yoga class in 1980 and knew from the start that it would be a lifelong passion.

  Rodney Yee

  Philosophy, Yoga, Passion

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• I have lifelong friends. My oldest friend, Herbie, has been a friend since I was 9. I've had bonds for over 50 years with people.

  Larry King

  Ties, Years, People

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