Being True Quotes - Page 33

• Most important, [research on affirmative action] has completely failed to show that affirmative action ever closes the academic gap between minorities and whites. And failing in this, affirmative action also fails to help blacks achieve true equality with whites - the ultimate measure of which is parity in skills and individual competence. Without this underlying parity there can never be true equality in employment, income levels, rates of home ownership, educational achievement and the rest.

  Shelby Steele

  Educational, Home, Skills

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• I have faith that if we caught hold of God's living candle on that truth and went out into the world-I don't care [what vocation] -just out in the world being true to the vision, we would not need to defend the cause of Jesus Christ. People would come and ask; "Where have you found the radiance that I sense in your eyes and in your face? How come you don't get carried away with the world?" And we would answer that the work of salvation is the glorious work of Jesus Christ. But it is also the glorious work of the uncovering and recovering of your own latent divinity.

  Truman G. Madsen

  Jesus, Eye, People

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• If it be true that any beautiful thing raises the pure and just desire of man from earth to God, the eternal fount of all, such I believe my love.

  Michelangelo

  Love, Beautiful, Believe

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• Today it takes no great stretch of the imagination to envisage the earth as an interconnected globe humming with electronic transmissions - a chattering planet nestled in the provident silence of space. The ethical question is whether this is contributing to authentic human development and helping individuals and peoples to be true to their transcendent destiny.

  John Foley

  Faith, Inspiration, Destiny

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• Yet, should thy darkest fears be true, If Heaven be so severe, That such a soul as thine is lost, Oh! how shall I appear?

  Anne Bronte

  Heaven, Soul, Lost

  Anne Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Jane Bronte (2012). “The Bronte Sisters: Selected Poems”, p.106, Routledge

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• The spirit of a country, if it is to be true to itself, needs continually to draw great breaths of inspiration from the simple realities of the country; from the smell of its soil, the pattern of its fields, the beauty of its scenery and from the men and women who dwell and toil in the rural areas

  George Stapledon

  Country, Nature, Inspiration

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• The first thing I would like to tell you about death is that there is no bigger lie than death. And yet, death appears to be true. It not only appears to be true but also seems like the cardinal truth of life - it appears as if the whole of life is surrounded by death. Whether we forget about it, or become oblivious to it, everywhere death remains close to us. Death is even closer to us than our own shadow.

  Rajneesh

  Death, Lying, Shadow

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• Every one of the aristocratic conspirators and would-be murderers claims to be an arch-patriot; every one of them insists that the war is being waged to make the world safe for democracy. What humbug! What rot! What false pretense! These... tyrants, these red-handed robbers and murderers, the "patriots," while the men who have the courage to stand face to face with them, speak the truth, and fight for their exploited victims - they are [called] the disloyalists and traitors. If this be true, I want to take my place side by side with the traitors in this fight.

  Eugene V. Debs

  War, Fighting, Men

  Eugene V. Debs' speech he gave across the street from a jail, where he had just visited three socialists who were in prison for opposing the draft, June 1918.

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• If it be true that democracy is based upon the assumption that every man shall serve his fellow man, the organization of democracy should be gradually adapted to that assumption.

  Herbert Croly

  Men, Organization, Democracy

  Herbert Croly (2005). “The Promise of American Life”, p.418, Cosimo, Inc.

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• The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life. If it be true that optimism compels the world forward, and pessimism retards it, then it is dangerous to propagate a pessimistic philosophy.

  Helen Keller

  Family, Philosophy, Optimism

  Helen Keller (2010). “The World I Live In and Optimism: A Collection of Essays”, p.102, Courier Corporation

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• Recovery challenges everything we 'knew to be true'.

  Laurie Davidson

  Inspirational, Recovery, Challenges

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• The heavens listen to what is said on these cobbles. Laws of man and nature come together here. Here you must be firm. Here you must be true.

  Janet Morris

  Love, Loyalty, Nature

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• Certainly there are things worth believing. I believe in the brotherhood of man and the uniqueness of the individual. But if you ask me to prove what I believe, I can't. You know them to be true but you could spend a whole lifetime without being able to prove them. The mind can proceed only so far upon what it knows and can prove. There comes a point where the mind takes a leap—call it intuition or what you will—and comes out upon a higher plane of knowledge, but can never prove how it got there. All great discoveries have involved such a leap.

  Albert Einstein

  Believe, Men, Discovery

  "Death of a Genius". Life Magazine, May 2, 1955.

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• This is what I learned at the hospital. You have to do everything you can, you have to work your hardest, and if you do, if you stay positive, you have a shot at a silver lining.

  Bradley Cooper

  Believe, Stay Positive, Silver

  "Fictional character: Pat". "Silver Linings Playbook", www.imdb.com. 2012.

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• As long as you are being true to yourself, you will always find happiness.

  Amber Riley

  Long, Finding Happiness, Be True To Yourself

  "Glee's Chris Colfer and Amber Riley: Everyone Needs a Creative Outlet". Interview with Erin Hill, parade.com. October 29, 2010.

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• If you live your life only following the path you think is approved or acceptable, or the one you think is expected of you, you’ll be making a huge mistake. Not a single successful person… has ever done great things because they played it safe. You’ve got to be true to yourself.

  Carson Kressley

  Mistake, Successful, Thinking

  "PhilaU Celebrates the Class of 2013 at Commencement". Commencement speech at Philadelphia University, wordpress.philau.edu. May 11, 2013.

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• I don't want to sound callous. I mean, even if I have nothing to offer, that doesn't matter, because that still doesn't mean that what anybody else has to offer therefore has to be true.

  Richard Dawkins

  Mean, Sound, Want

  Interview with Sheena McDonald, 1995.

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• Be true to yourself, and stick with who you are through thick and thin without letting anyone dilute your essence.

  Kimora Lee Simmons

  Essence, Sticks, Be True To Yourself

  Kimora Lee Simmons (2009). “Fabulosity: What It Is & How to Get It”, p.8, Harper Collins

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• Know that you can make a difference in the world by being true to yourself, and moving in the direction of your dreams!

  Judy Davis

  Dream, Moving, Differences

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• Laughter is key. Dancing a must. Because oh, how we do love both things! But most important, possess the ability to be present, be true to your deepest wishes, intentions. Do good unto others, to yourself. Being true to yourself is one of the greatest attributes. Happiness ensues. Be present. Be kind. Be patient. Be honest. Find moments to be silly. The results will always be rewarding.

  Dianna Agron

  Laughter, Silly, Keys

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• The important thing is to realize that no matter what people's opinions may be, they're only just that - people's opinions. You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself. And let that be that.

  Mary J. Blige

  Believe, Heart, People

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• A friend once said, and I found to be true,That everyday people, they lie to God too,So what makes you think, that they won't lie to you.

  Lauryn Hill

  Lying, Thinking, People

  Song: Forgive Them Father, Album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

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• I've always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons. The same can be true of films, films are released into society to aid in a lesson, inspire people, comfort people.

  Bryce Dallas Howard

  Life Lesson, People, Perspective

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I don't ever worry about whether I'm being true to my country roots. My country roots were adopted. I never worry about what I can do and what I should do. I just do what I want to do.

  Emmylou Harris

  Country, Roots, Worry

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• To be true to myself, to be the person that was on the inside of me, and not play games. That's what I'm trying to do mostly in the whole world, is not bullshit myself and not bullshit anybody else.

  Janis Joplin

  Play, Games, Bullshit

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