Special Quotes - Page 26

• Under bad manners, as under graver faults, lies very commonly an overestimate of our special individuality, as distinguished from our generic humanity.

  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

  Lying, Humanity, Individuality

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• Enlightenment is very possible for the ordinary individual. Actually, it is easier than for someone who thinks that they are special.

  Ravi Shankar

  Thinking, Enlightenment, Ordinary

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• The excitement that you were feeling about a special, unique path for yourself as a woman is all part of your identification with and attachment to being female. And that's ultimately all ego.

  Andrew Cohen

  Unique, Attachment, Ego

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• There is a very special place in the Australian psyche for sport. It is one of the pillars of the Australian way of life. You don't really understand what makes the Australian nation tick unless you understand the great affection Australians have for sport.

  John Howard

  Sports, Pillars, Way

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• Well, it grow together. It's like, first time I try to write a song is the first time I try to play the guitar. And so I can write a song without the guitar. But it really grow together. I really like stay with my guitar. But it just happen, is the inspiration come through man. Because, I personally, it look like, could I write a whole heap a tune, it look like. But I pick special tune to write. Cause a man can think of plenty things. Yuh know wah ah mean.

  Bob Marley

  Song, Inspiration, Mean

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• God hath prepared a little coronet or special reward (extraordinary and beside the great crown of all faithful souls) for those who have not defiled themselves with women.

  Jeremy Taylor

  Women, Soul, Faithful

  Jeremy Taylor (1850). “Holy Living and Dying: Together with Prayers : Containing the Whole Duty of a Christian, and the Parts of Devotion Fitted to All Occasions and Furnished for All Necessities”, p.58

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• I feel a special calling to impart hope to the church I serve.

  John Piper

  Church, Calling, Feels

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• Love is like grass. If you fall on it, it may leave a stain and some temporary pain. But you'll get over the pain, it will eventually stop hurting. Now maybe the stain ruined your favourite pair of jeans, or maybe it was nothing special that was ruined, but either way the stain remains there. And with time, it will begin to fade, but it will always be there, a permanent reminder that you, too, once fell.

  John Mayer

  Hurt, Pain, Fall

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• We fought the Revolutionary War for no taxation without representation, it seems to me that we are much worse off today, because we are heavily taxed, and only the king's corporations control this Country, together with mob rule, of the special interests.

  James Montgomery

  Country, Kings, War

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• I love a good laugh as well, I think that's so important in life, which is probably why I've dabbled in comedy writing as well as horror. I think if you can make someone laugh or smile it's the most special thing in the world.

  Paul Kane

  Love, Happiness, Smile

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• A song can take you to a special time in your life.

  Kevin James

  Song, Special Times

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• In the Old Testament, the first born of every being, animal and man, was dedicated to the Lord. There’s a special punishment Christians would suggest.

  Bob Marshall

  Christian, Animal, Men

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• Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful.

  Bob Marley

  Love, Beautiful, Hurt

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• Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon.

  Bob Marley

  Love, Simple, Thinking

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• When you're special to a cat, you're special indeed, she brings to you the gift of her preference of you, the sight of you, the sound of your voice, the touch of your hand.

  Lester B. Pearson

  Cat, Sight, Hands

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• The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because you could make exactly the same claim about racial or ethnic or religious minorities.

  Tom Allen

  Religious, Rights, Minorities

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• The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel special, desirable, precious, innately good. Your lover couldn't have seen [these qualities] in you, even temporarily, if they weren't part of your essential being.

  Martha Beck

  Love Is, Quality, Essentials

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• The most beautiful things are not perfect, they are special

  Bob Marley

  Beautiful, Perfect, Beautiful Things

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• I'm one of the guys who wants to watch the film completely done, with special effects, sound and music, because I tend to get disappointed if I watch it not fully done.

  Luke Ford

  Sound And Music, Guy, Watches

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• My dad and mom divorced when I was around ten, and I didn't live with him after that, though he was close by and we saw each other weekly. I wasn't really aware that he was a writer; I didn't start reading his writing until I was about fifteen. It occurred to me then that my dad was kind of special; he's still one of my favorite writers.

  Andre Dubus

  Mom, Dad, Reading

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• No test... no testimony. You can not make lemonade with sugar alone... you must have some sour lemons. You can not learn good horsemanship by riding a tame horse. The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.
  Regardless of what happens to you, never say you are having a bad day... say you are having a character building day. All the things that you are going through are building your character. You are being shaped and designed for your greatness. You have something special! You have GREATNESS within you!

  Les Brown

  Horse, Character, Bad Day

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• I wanted to avoid, special IO for terminals.

  Ken Thompson

  Ios, Wanted

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• Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal.

  Dan O'Brien

  Winning, Gold, Records

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• This is a revolution of the mind, get your mind together and get away from drugs.

  James Brown

  Peace, Drug, Mind

  Song: King Heroin

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• You have something special. You have greatness in you. You have the ability to do more than you can ever begin to imagine.

  Les Brown

  Greatness, Special You, Imagine

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