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"My friends, do we realize for what purpose we are convened? Do we fully understand that we aim at nothing less than an entire subversion of the present order of society, a dissolution of the whole existing social compact?"
"The older we get the more we realize that service to others is the only way to stay happy. If we do nothing to benefit others we will do nothing to benefit ourselves."
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat ya with until you realize who's in ruttin' command here!"
"Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer."
"I love music and listen to music all the time, but I didn't realize how much my body needed music. I needed it more than sex."
"The more we realize our minuteness and our impotence in the face of cosmic forces, the more amazing becomes what human beings have achieved."
"I realize I don't do a very good job in keeping up to date, but I try to."
"I too realize that the less I preach the more likely I am to be heard."
"When you are younger you tend to overtrain and you don't realize it because you're so high on adrenaline and stuff."
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about."
"If you want success, you have to work hard at it and realize that it takes time; it doesn't come to you overnight."
"I came to realize I did believe in God. I couldn't conceive of a universe without someone overseeing it in a compassionate way."
"To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him."
"A service of worship is primarily a service to God. When we realize this and act upon it, we make it a service to men."
"Do you realize how angry you sound?” must be one of the most infuriating questions in the language."
"Jerry Bruckheimer creates comedy, he just doesn't realize because he's a turd."
"Have "eternal wait," infinite patience. When you have infinite patience, you will realize God belongs to you. Either through awareness or through practice you reach the same spot."
"Fear is bound to disappear when you realize that failure is not something shameful, damaging, destructive, or painful, but something natural."
"Few people realize that luck is created."
"It takes courage to realize that you are greater than your moods, greater than your thoughts, and that you can control your moods and thoughts."
