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Bishop Robert South

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Wonder is from surprise, and surprise stops with experience.
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's...
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH Defeat should never be a source of discouragement, but rather a fresh stimulus.
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH Passion is the drunkenness of the mind.
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH It is idleness that creates impossibilities; and where people don't care to do anything, they shelte...
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen...
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH Truth will lose its credit, if delivered by a person that has none.
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping i...
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much to be wished for the ...
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH Feast of Cyril & Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 & 885 Commemoration of Valentine, Martyr ...
ROBERT SOUTH Defeat should never be a source of courage, but rather a fresh stimulant.
ROBERT SOUTH All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falseh...
ROBERT SOUTH Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.
ROBERT SOUTH God afflicts with the mind of a father, and kills for no other purpose but that he may raise again.
ROBERT SOUTH Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping i...
ROBERT SOUTH God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much to be wished for the c...
ROBERT SOUTH Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason.
ROBERT SOUTH An Aristotle was but the rubbish of an Adam, and Athens but the rudiments of Paradise.
ROBERT SOUTH Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
ROBERT SOUTH Passion is the drunkenness of the mind.
ROBERT SOUTH Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus.
ROBERT SOUTH Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen...
ROBERT SOUTH Loquacity storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart.
ROBERT SOUTH Novelty is the great parent of pleasure.
ROBERT SOUTH Novelty is the great parent of pleasure
ROBERT SOUTH If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.
ROBERT SOUTH Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.
ROBERT SOUTH It is idleness that creates impossibilities; and where people don't care to do anything, they sh...
ROBERT SOUTH Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, wh...
ROBERT SOUTH It is idleness that creates impossibilities; and where people don't care to do anything, they shelte...
ROBERT SOUTH Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus
ROBERT SOUTH Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends
ROBERT SOUTH In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not half the pleasure ...
ROBERT SOUTH Loquacity storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart
ROBERT SOUTH Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man&#...
ROBERT SOUTH It is the work of fancy to enlarge, but of judgment to shorten and contract; and therefore this must...
ROBERT SOUTH Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter is in pressing it, and he...
ROBERT SOUTH In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness and intention of mind imaginabl...
ROBERT SOUTH It's nice to know we'll always be remembered for being the first [Quaker Valley] team to get to the ...
COLIN SOUTH Phil better take notice. If he wants to try to replicate the Roberti campaign of 1994, he's up again...
GARRY SOUTH The timing was not accidental. There's more to come.
GARRY SOUTH Adventure comes with no guarantees or promises. Risk and reward are conjoined twins—and that’s w...
MARY SOUTH In both cases, he did it with very strong bipartisan backing. But they wrongly and foolishly extrapo...
GARRY SOUTH That's why Arnold has loaded up his campaign with a bunch of Bush-Cheney operatives. They really und...
GARRY SOUTH These are the games that count. We are about due for a win. The last couple of years we've been ahea...
DOUG SOUTH We're not even close to being done. As a coaching staff we won't let them not bounce back.
DOUG SOUTH We never really got anything going. We made some mistakes, interceptions. But it wasn't all the quar...
DOUG SOUTH It was one of those days. We just didn't play well today. That's the bottom line.
DOUG SOUTH Our defense was excellent, and that's where our offense starts.
COLIN SOUTH I think the reason we scored so many goals is that the defense played great the past two games. They...
COLIN SOUTH This is special for all of us.
COLIN SOUTH We definitely didn't want to go down 3-2 to them in the second period. We wanted to kill that penalt...
COLIN SOUTH We just kind of all gel together right away. There's just so much talent between those two. It's eas...
COLIN SOUTH Only a handful of Democrats know either one of the candidates. Both of them are starting virtually f...
GARRY SOUTH Why would you pick someone who was director of press relations for the most disliked, discredited vi...
GARRY SOUTH They can't snap their fingers and do symbolic things and turn it all around. It ain't that easy -- p...
GARRY SOUTH You do not come back from those depths just by making some shifts here and there and cherry-picking ...
GARRY SOUTH They became active detractors and tried to do him damage.
GARRY SOUTH Roland was responsible for Gray becoming governor.
GARRY SOUTH We just decided it wasn't worth taking the heat to try to protect donors.
GARRY SOUTH He hasn't had the experience of running statewide elections, much less winning them. When you come f...
GARRY SOUTH Start dancing around the hall, then when you come in front of the stage, each one of you can kiss my...
JOE SOUTH Oh the games people play now, every night and every day now, never meaning what they say now, never ...
JOE SOUTH It's nice because it's much more calm and quiet than our other school.
ANGLICAN BISHOP ROBERT DUNCAN If we win, it will be over. If we lose, we will have to talk about an appeal at that time. ... If we...
ANGLICAN BISHOP ROBERT DUNCAN I have no understanding of motivations or politics.
ANGLICAN BISHOP ROBERT DUNCAN This is not a power play, ... except in the sense that Bishop Robinson's position in the church is a...
ANGLICAN BISHOP ROBERT DUNCAN If authentic, and we believe they are, the minutes of this meeting show how far the progressives are...
ANGLICAN BISHOP ROBERT DUNCAN This body has denied the plain teaching of Scripture and the moral consensus of the church throughou...
ANGLICAN BISHOP ROBERT DUNCAN Drugs are bad because if you do drugs you're a hippie and hippies suck.
CARTMAN, SOUTH PARK Miss Grantham ordered me to my room and told me no man would ever wish to marry me if I did not lear...
SHERI COBB SOUTH Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character.
JULIE BISHOP I got it into my head that I was going to be starring in movies that I wrote, so that's what I d...
LARRY BISHOP I went to Phoenix, Arizona for 'Angel Unchained,' and they'd hire the bike gang from Pho...
LARRY BISHOP I've met a lot of people since I was around four years old, some really big ones along the way, ...
LARRY BISHOP With all due respect to the people who made the motorcycle movies during the '60s, I felt the so...
LARRY BISHOP My biggest influences as an actor were Marlon Brando, and I really dug James Dean.
LARRY BISHOP I always see that there's a - from a philosophical point of view - there's the appearance of...
LARRY BISHOP The first bike that I bought was a Triumph 650. I really like the Triumph 650. I mean, of course, I&...
LARRY BISHOP I dug the idea that I was being perceived as the black sheep of my family, but for me, it was like, ...
LARRY BISHOP In this time of budget cuts, we cannot forget that basic science is a building block for scientific ...
TIM BISHOP The political spin in Washington is revolting, just revolting. It's a callous political game.
ROB BISHOP He gets fired up a lot, but he loves the game. He wants us to do well but for ourselves. He always h...
ALAN BISHOP It has been real emotional the last couple of weeks. When we played LAMP a few days ago, we knew we ...
ALAN BISHOP Anyone who wants to be mischievous can have an awful lot of fun with the numbers. But we provide an ...
ALAN BISHOP Many talk show hosts don't come across as friendly and warm and willing to see both sides of the sit...
ALAN BISHOP Cultural export worldwide is dominated by the world's superpowers, who have the finances, operatives...
ALAN BISHOP It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live in ...
JIM BISHOP What we can do for another is the test of powers. What we can suffer for is the test of love.
BISHOP WESTCOTT Do not think that what your thoughts dwell upon is of no matter. Your thoughts are making you.
BISHOP STEERE I suppose [...] that the most convincing way to fool an enemy would be to fool a friend.
ANNE BISHOP I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.
STEPHEN BISHOP Some men die for lack of love…some die because of it. Think about it." - Daemon
ANNE BISHOP True love is night jasmine, a diamond in darkness, the heartbeat no cardiologist has ever heard. It ...
JIM BISHOP Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men.
BISHOP WESTCOTT Seldom if ever was knowledge given to keep, but always to impart. The grace of this rich jewel is lo...
BISHOP HALL What childishness is it that while there's breath of life in our bodies, we are determined to rush t...
ELISABETH BISHOP Should we have stayed at home and thought of here? Where should we be today? Is it right to be watch...
ELISABETH BISHOP I don't know any parents that look into the eyes of a newborn baby and say, How can we screw this ki...
RUSSELL BISHOP Nobody understands anyone 18, including those who are 18.
JIM BISHOP He dropped pejoratives like subliminal seasoning.
JIM BISHOP The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that t...
ELISABETH BISHOP A good writer is not necessarily a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a...
JIM BISHOP A newspaper is lumber made malleable. It is ink made into words and pictures. It is conceived, born,...
JIM BISHOP Nothing fools people as much as extreme passion.
BISHOP HALL Books, I found, had the power to make time stand still, retreat or fly into the future.
JIM BISHOP ... as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or we grow weak, and at last some crisis shows us what we ha...
BISHOP WESTCOTT A clown sees life simply, without complications.
GEORGE BISHOP He who foresees calamities, suffers them twice over.
BISHOP PORTEOUS The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines o...
JIM BISHOP When honor and the Law no longer stand on the same side of the line, how do we choose[?]
ANNE BISHOP Amtrak offers riders a cost-effective way to travel throughout the country.
TIM BISHOP A healthy Amtrak is an integral part of New York and the Nation's economy and transportation sys...
TIM BISHOP As a personal beneficiary of the service that Amtrak provides and as someone who represents a congre...
TIM BISHOP We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.
JULIE BISHOP 'The Others' books take place in an alternate Earth where the Earth natives have been the do...
ANNE BISHOP At 19, everything is possible and tomorrow looks friendly.
JIM BISHOP Ageing means a loss of a number of skills over time.
JULIE BISHOP Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.
JULIE BISHOP And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exe...
JULIE BISHOP Scoops of mint ice cream with chips of chocolate cows.
JIM BISHOP Sacredness and profanity and prayers and wishes: they're all held together by the broken limbs of th...
ELORA BISHOP Coming in, you've got to picture yourself as the No. 1 guy. I think the first weekend of the year I ...
BEN BISHOP I can't look at the other goalie, I just got to win the game.
BEN BISHOP He kind of surprised me. I probably should have come out a little more, but he made a great shot.
BEN BISHOP This was a disappointing loss. We didn't have any luck.
BEN BISHOP I wish I could have that one back. But you have to put it out of your mind and turn the page.
BEN BISHOP I tried to get him to go short side, high to the glove, but he went blocker side and put it in off t...
BEN BISHOP It would be nice to get a shutout, but I'll take one goal every game. We've got the offensive firepo...
BEN BISHOP Practices have been good; they've been real high-tempo. Everybody seems to be serious. Everybody kno...
BEN BISHOP We want to maintain the quality of the earth for our current future generations, and it depends on i...
BEN BISHOP Once that buzzer went off I was real happy. A little bit shaky but we're getting down to the Garden ...
BEN BISHOP We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated.
TIM BISHOP So many people, whether they knew her or not, felt somehow connected to her. If you went out with he...
ANDRE BISHOP She was an extraordinary human being whose work and whose life were extremely intertwined. She was n...
ANDRE BISHOP Wendy was a smart, kind, warm, funny, talented, generous, successful woman - that we all know. But p...
ANDRE BISHOP I feel as if my heart and mind stopped on Jan. 30 in room 1917 of Memorial Hospital.
ANDRE BISHOP If you said that Wendy was a feminist, she would say, 'I'm a humanist.' That (line)'s actually in Th...
ANDRE BISHOP She was an extraordinary human being whose work and whose life were extremely intertwined. She was n...
ANDRE BISHOP If we can capture the attention of 18- to 22-year-olds and focus it on the classroom and student lif...
ANNE BISHOP Ninety-five percent of students use cell phones. We found a small group that used it all the time; o...
ANNE BISHOP The potential of stem cells has been widely known for many years, but it is only recently we have st...
ANNE BISHOP Although it will be some years before we are able to build actual human lungs for transplantation, t...
ANNE BISHOP Although it will be some years before we are able to build actual human lungs for transplantation, t...
ANNE BISHOP At the last census it indicated that about 22 per cent of Australians were born overseas.
JULIE BISHOP Trade helps bring us products cheaply, but there is no guarantee whatsoever to assume that it will a...
TIM BISHOP We're not trying to get companies out of their responsibility. It's the way of fairness - you pay wh...
BARNEY BISHOP The main thing is don't try to catch the cat.
BARNEY BISHOP I wouldn't be surprised if attendance is down a little bit.
BARNEY BISHOP This is the business community's biggest issue.
BARNEY BISHOP This critical legislation is about returning fairness to the legal system by holding those responsib...
BARNEY BISHOP He has a keen understanding that a healthy business climate translates into more jobs, better salari...
BARNEY BISHOP It's a fabulous idea because right now the House is not on an equal playing field with the Senate, a...
BARNEY BISHOP I'm calling into question consistently, since I've been on the board, a lack of the communication fr...
BARNEY BISHOP We are pleased with the turnout. We have some legislators, but we'd like to have some more.
BARNEY BISHOP Unless she's caught something, she hasn't eaten since Saturday afternoon.
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ASHTON BISHOP Once the bar starts getting that high it starts to look like it's as high as you and it just starts ...
ASHTON BISHOP I've cleared 5-6 once before, but it was at an indoor meet and conditions were perfect, so I would s...
ASHTON BISHOP I'm just so excited that we're not going back on the bus today and feeling like we felt last year.
ASHTON BISHOP We were all so happy everybody was crying. It was great.
ASHTON BISHOP You could see they were getting rattled. That just gave us a boost.
ASHTON BISHOP It's not about your record or where you're ranked in the polls. It's who steps up when it matters th...
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BARBARA BISHOP I'm kind of numb. This is his last show. It's amazing.
BARBARA BISHOP I do think he kind of liked the Blarney Rock the best because they managed to sneak him out a little...
BARBARA BISHOP The crowd never sways it. A judge does what a judge wants to do. You could stand on your head and sc...
BARBARA BISHOP We are thrilled to be recognized by the county.
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ANNE BISHOP The Dimwit's Guide to the Female Mind might assist your efforts in understanding human females. But ...
ANNE BISHOP All my life I have lived and behaved very much like the sandpiper - just running down the edges of d...
ELIZABETH BISHOP The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population age...
JULIE BISHOP The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing.
ELIZABETH BISHOP In archetypes, there is the Nurturer and the Warrior. Different kinds of strengths that, ideally, co...
ANNE BISHOP Archaeology is the peeping Tom of the sciences. It is the sandbox of men who care not where they are...
JIM BISHOP A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a go...
JIM BISHOP Being a superhero is great. Everyone should try it.
KATE BISHOP If you study and prepare then success will follow.
JONATHAN BISHOP Golf is played by twenty million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun.
JIM BISHOP The fact is that America relies on Amtrak to move people.
TIM BISHOP There are always, of course, job losses of a cyclical nature in a recession.
TIM BISHOP This is her time of year.
BRIAN BISHOP Pine Plains outplayed us. They forced a lot of turnovers and we couldn't handle the pressure.
BRIAN BISHOP I understand. It's better to be safe than sorry. I've got a lot of money to lose if this thing goes ...
BRIAN BISHOP It's better to be safe than sorry. I've got a lot of money to lose if this thing goes and water come...
BRIAN BISHOP It is truly amazing to see how these men and women get together, ... No kidding -- when the support ...
BRIAN BISHOP We're being approached by four parties to do Hurricane Katrina relief. If we could get the governmen...
BRIAN BISHOP The unicorn is a very fierce beast with only one horn. To capture it a virgin maid is placed in the...
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BOB BISHOP At this point and time, the deals are relatively minor. If they were big enough, we would make a big...
BOB BISHOP In the past, we have not offered this assistance package for making the port (to SGI) as painless as...
BOB BISHOP It will depend on HP and Compaq's ability to stabilize themselves and make some kind of commitment t...
BOB BISHOP It's very difficult for a small employer, ... For example, we do not offer any retirement benefits h...
BOB BISHOP You've got to compete against the large employer for the workforce and it costs you more to do that,
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