Lifetime Quotes - Page 30

• As a father, physician and nurse, I have a special place in my heart for children, and I know the brief window of opportunity we have to teach them simple lessons that can lead to a lifetime of good health.

  Richard Carmona

  Children, Father, Heart

  "Childhood Obesity: Fighting for the Future Health of America’s Youth" by Richard Carmona, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 25, 2010.

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• Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Time, Community

  "Wealth," North American Review, June 1889

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• It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of the few guaranteed certainties. Sooner or later everything is touched by it, despite our naive and senseless hope that just this time we will be spared its cold hand on our heart.

  Jonathan Carroll

  Regret, Heart, Hands

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• Women are always complaining about men's fascination with breasts. But what if men were absolutely indifferent to breasts? What would women do then with these things that serve one function once or twice in a lifetime, and the rest of the time are just in the way?

  Jonathan Carroll

  Men, What If, Fascination

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• God has opened many doors of opportunity throughout my lifetime, but I believe the greatest of those doors was allowing me to be born in the United States of America.

  Benjamin Carson

  Believe, Opportunity, Doors

  "America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great". Book by Benjamin Carson, 2012.

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• As a father of five, I sometimes feel I've spent a lifetime watching Disney musicals.

  Graydon Carter

  Father, Sometimes, Feels

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• Billy Graham is one of my great lifetime heroes. I think he epitomizes the essence of what a Christian leader should be. I have participated in some of his crusades a couple of times in Atlanta. I've seen the profound impact he's had on me personally, and on other people who were not Christians and accepted Christ as Savior.

  Jimmy Carter

  Christian, Couple, Hero

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• Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves.

  Willa Cather

  Forgiveness, Fall, Dark

  Willa Cather (1938). “The novels and stories of Willa Cather ...”

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• I find it difficult to believe that words have no meaning in themselves, hard as I try. Habits of a lifetime are not lightly thrown aside.

  Stuart Chase

  Believe, Trying, Habit

  Stuart Chase (2015). “Tyranny of Words”, p.71, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• A retired teacher paid $62,000 towards her pension and nothing, yes nothing, for full family medical, dental and vision coverage over her entire career. What will we pay her? $1.4 million in pension benefits and another $215,000 in health care benefit premiums over her lifetime.

  Chris Christie

  Teacher, Careers, Vision

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• Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society.

  Arthur C. Clarke

  Science, May, Lasts

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• The 22nd Amendment should probably be modified to say two consecutive terms instead of two terms for a lifetime.

  William J. Clinton

  Patriotic, Two, Gmos

  "CNN Crossfire", www.cnn.com. May 29, 2003.

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• I'm a lifetime St. Louis Cardinals fan.

  Andy Cohen

  Fans, Cardinals

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• As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets him even once in a lifetime. The ordinary bad hat is always in part a decent fellow.

  Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

  Real, Artist, Hats

  "Earthly Paradise: Colette's Autobiography Drawn from the Writings of Her Life". Book by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, 1966.

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• As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root against the White Sox. The White Sox organization has been much more consistent, in my lifetime at least, at putting a winning ballclub on the field.

  Billy Corgan

  Winning, Cities, Organization

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• I haven't lived a perfect life. I have regrets. But that's from a lifetime of taking chances, making decisions, and trying not to be frozen. The only thing that I can do with my regrets is understand them.

  Kevin Costner

  Regret, Perfect, Decision

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• I am so excited to let fans in on how important my relationship with my family is to me. I hope to motivate mothers and daughters to build lifetimes of memories together and inspire kids around the world to live their dreams.

  Miley Cyrus

  Inspiring, Mothers Day, Daughter

  "Miley Cyrus Plans to Write Memoir". Disney Book Group Statement, www.reuters.com. April 23, 2008.

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• We can allow satellites, planets, suns, universe, nay whole systems of universes, to be governed by laws, but the smallest insect, we wish to be created at once by special act.

  Charles Darwin

  Science, Law, Theory Of Evolution

  Charles Darwin (2015). “Darwin on Evolution: Words of Wisdom from the Father of Evolution”, p.21, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• I made more money yesterday than I ever thought I'd make in an entire lifetime. But it's like somebody's going to take it all away from me and I'll be back in Texas, installing them damned irrigation wells. I didn't like that when I was sixteen. And I know I wouldn't like it when I'm eighty.

  Jimmy Dean

  Texas, Yesterday, Sixteen

  "Jimmy Dean: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. June 14, 2010.

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• I feel sorry... for people who've had skinny privilege and then have it taken away from them. I have had a lifetime to adjust to seeing how people treat women who aren't their idea of beautiful and therefore aren't their idea of useful, and I had to find ways to become useful to myself.

  Beth Ditto

  Beautiful, Sorry, Taken

  "Coal to Diamonds: A Memoir". Book by Beth Ditto, 2012.

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• Should Sen. McCain capture the nomination as many assume, I believe this general election will offer the worst choices for President in my lifetime. I certainly can't vote for Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama based on their virulently anti-family policy positions.

  James Dobson

  Believe, Choices, President

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• I've lived three lifetimes in my short time.

  Fran Drescher

  Three, Short Time

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• One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini.

  James Dyson

  Fun, Invention

  "Silicon chip 'most influential invention'". www.cnn.com. December 31, 2004.

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• I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. What I am grateful for is the gift of intelligence, and for life, love, wonder, and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting. My lifetime's memories are what I have brought home from the trip.

  Roger Ebert

  Laughter, Memories, Grateful

  Roger Ebert (2011). “Life Itself: A Memoir”, p.290, Hachette UK

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• It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.

  Michael Eisner

  Good Luck, Selfless, Lucky

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