Prove Quotes - Page 8

• There's all the difference in the world between humbly saying "I want to find more light from Scripture than we have yet had" and saying "I'm going to prove the rest of the Church wrong and do something totally new!"

  N. T. Wright

  Differences, Light, Church

  Interview with Trevin Wax, blogs.thegospelcoalition.org. November 19, 2007.

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• Laws which are consistent in theory often prove chaotic in practice.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Law, Practice, Theory

  Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

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• Nothing would prove more disastrous to our ideas, we contended, than to neglect the effect of the internal upon the external, of the psychological motives and needs upon existing institutions.

  Emma Goldman

  Ideas, Needs, Psychological

  "Living My Life". Book by Emma Goldman, p. 402, 1931.

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• The Lord doesn't ask about your ability, only your availability; and, if you prove your dependability, the Lord will increase your capability.

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Availability, Lord, Dependability

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• The fact that I am interrupting serious work to answer these questions proves that I am so stupid that I should be penalized severely. I will be. Don't worry.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Stupid, Worry, Serious Work

  Ernest Hemingway (2015). “Ernest Hemingway: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations”, p.24, Melville House

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• We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals.

  Marie Curie

  Forget, Discovery In Science, Scientific Discovery

  Marie Curie's lecture at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, May 14, 1921.

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• Eventually every man gotta face the problem of tryin' to figger if it's worthwhile to prove that he is himself.

  Walt Kelly

  Men, Faces, Problem

  "Pogo". Comic strip by Walt Kelly, 1948 - 1975.

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• While we can prove that almost all numbers in the continuum are random, we cannot prove that any specific number is indeed random.

  Heinz Pagels

  Numbers, Continuum

  Heinz R. Pagels (1988). “The dreams of reason: the computer and the rise of the sciences of complexity”, Simon & Schuster

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• We are now to rank among the nations of the world; but whether our Independence shall prove a blessing or a curse must depend upon our own wisdom or folly, virtue or wickedness.... Justice and virtue are the vital principles of republican government.

  George Mason

  Blessing, Government, Justice

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• I've always come back from adversity, and I've always had the mentality of proving people wrong.

  David Beckham

  Adversity, People, Mentality

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• Be cold, sober, wise, circumspect. Keep yourself low by the ground avoiding high questions. Expound the Law truly and open the veil of Moses to condemn all flesh and prove all men sinners, and set at broach the mercy of our Lord Jesus, and let wounded consciences drink of Him.

  William Tyndale

  Wise, Jesus, Men

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• The overarching goal of Tesla is to help reduce carbon emissions and that means low cost and high volume. We will also serve as an example to the auto industry, proving that the technology really works and customers want to buy electric vehicles.

  Elon Musk

  Mean, Technology, Electric Vehicles

  "Exclusive Q & A with Elon Musk on the Tesla Roadster and the future of EVs". Interview with Sebastian Blanco, www.autoblog.com. July 26, 2006.

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• I was never supposed to play in college, let alone the NBA, so I always feel like I have something to prove. No one ever expected me to be here, so that feeling of being an underdog is ingrained in me. It's a natural part of my consciousness.

  Steve Nash

  College, Nba, Play

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• I want to become the first European floor leader to succeed in the NBA. I want to be the standard-bearer and prove we can succeed here.

  Tony Parker

  Nba, Leader, Want

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• I'm not trying to prove how Mexican I am or how American I am. I'm proud to be both.

  Mark Sanchez

  Mexican, Trying, Proud

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• Serena and I, we don't have anything to prove ... we still set a very high standard.

  Venus Williams

  High Standards, Standards, Stills

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• I don't feel like there should have been three backs taken ahead of me. And I'll always feel that way. But there's only one draft, and I can't change it. All I can do is go out and prove myself.

  Clinton Portis

  Taken, Should Have, Three

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• We all like to prove people wrong who say we're no good.

  Steve Spurrier

  People

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• All my life has been about proving myself.

  Edgerrin James

  Has Beens

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• I'm not out trying to prove anything. All I'm trying to do is go out there and help my team any way I can to win. I don't get caught up in the individual stats or the awards.

  Steve McNair

  Team, Winning, Awards

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• I've got a lot to prove to a lot of people, including myself.

  Landon Donovan

  People, Including

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• I wanted to prove people wrong who didn't think I could play at this level. I also wanted to take care of my family. It was a chance to play against the best players in the world. Mentally and physically I don't think I was ready, but I was ready to take on the challenge.

  Jermaine O'Neal

  Player, Thinking, People

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• In my opinion I really haven't done anything yet. I still have a lot to prove. I just want to prove to myself that I can play at the highest level of baseball in the world every day.

  Adam Dunn

  Baseball, Play, Done

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• I don't have anything to prove at all. I've pitched in a lot of games. I've had far more good games than bad games in the postseason. I know that some people may not remember that, for whatever reason.

  Brad Lidge

  Games, People, May

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• The Devil needs a very good lawyer to prove that it is not the Satan but the people themselves who have committed so many evils!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Evil, People, Needs

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