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The same sort of thing happened in my dispute with the National Trust book: Follies: A National Trust Guide, which implied that the only pleasure you can get from Folly architecture is by calling the architect mad, and by laughing at the architecture.


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BETHANY HAMILTON I don't care to be famous. But at the same time, you look at all the role models these little gi...
BETHANY HAMILTON God will give us the strength to be able to handle things. I mean, you can try to do it on your own,...
BETHANY HAMILTON One arm might handicap me a little in competition, but I just work with what changes I know I have t...
BETHANY HAMILTON God created the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the waves for our enjoyment. Surfing is just m...
BETHANY HAMILTON Doing everything with one arm, being well-known, and having a book and a movie, it's fairly abno...
BETHANY HAMILTON I'm a surfer at heart. Both my parents moved to Hawaii in the 1970s, where they met and became C...
BETHANY HAMILTON Growing up, I was blessed to be part of a great church. This is where I met many friends who have en...
BETHANY HAMILTON Learning how to deal with people and their reactions to my life is one of the most challenging thing...
BETHANY HAMILTON To lose your everyday life of surfing and being creative on waves, enjoying the ocean - that's s...
BETHANY HAMILTON Surfing for me is more than my lifestyle; it's my passion, my love, and it's a part of me.
BETHANY HAMILTON I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfin...
BETHANY HAMILTON When I was about five, I gave my heart to Jesus Christ, and since then it's just been a strongho...
BETHANY HAMILTON I guess I just like to challenge myself and push myself harder to do things that I don't think I...
BETHANY HAMILTON Being out there in the ocean, God's creation, it's like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
BETHANY HAMILTON Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
BETHANY HAMILTON Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are!
BETHANY HAMILTON Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may ha...
ALEXANDER HAMILTON Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be...
ALEXANDER HAMILTON The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They ...
ALEXANDER HAMILTON Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.
NIGEL HAMILTON I am all for charity in judging the men who have occupied the Oval Office over the past seventy year...
NIGEL HAMILTON I belong to the Boston Biographers Group - and get my monthly 'fix' from them. Where else ca...
NIGEL HAMILTON Selective memory is surely one of nature's most effective ways of ensuring the survival of our s...
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