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The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods. — Catherine Helen Spence

Whatever you fill your brain with and whoever you spend your time with ... will determine your life a decade from now. — John Spence

Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems impossible. — Catherine Helen Spence

You cannot change what you refuse to confront. — John Spence

Successful people willingly do what unsuccessful people are unwilling to do. — John Spence

Many people are so poor because the only thing they have is money. — John Spence

We are defined by how we use our power. — Gerry Spence

The old saw that "sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never harm me" does not, in fact, hold true. — Gerry Spence

To bargain freedom for security is the devil's bargain. Having made the bargain, one enjoys neither freedom nor security. — Gerry Spence

Being alone does not mean you are lonely, and being lonely does not mean you are alone. — John Spence

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief. — Gerry Spence

We are the producers of our own thinking. Thought is not something that happens to us, but something that we do to ourselves. — John Spence

What the insurance companies have done is to reverse the business so that the public at large insures the insurance companies. — Gerry Spence

The erosion of a nation's concern for life and for individual rights, has always preceded the intrusion of tyranny. — Gerry Spence

Love is how we feel toward those who show us that which is lovable about ourselves. — Gerry Spence

Nothing in the world is as fearsome as a bloody, battered opponent who will never surrender. — Gerry Spence

Words that do not create images should be discarded. — Gerry Spence

I am not as concerned about choosing the right words as I am in letting the words flow naturally. — Gerry Spence

Poetry is a kind of ingenious nonsense (Spence, Anecdotes — Isaac Barrow

The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power. — Gerry Spence

It is an anomaly that we can split the atom, but we are nearly powerless to persuade each other to embrace justice. — Gerry Spence

To freely bloom - that is my definition of success. — Gerry Spence

Isn't it interesting how we often fight who we truly are, what we truly want and that which we truly deserve? — Carma Spence

The less of one's life one must exchange for money, the more freedom one may enjoy. — Gerry Spence

The stain of prejudice is often indelible. — Gerry Spence

Each of us has been endowed with the perfect power to be free. Slavery is a state of mind that fails to acknowledge the slave's own power. — Gerry Spence

The art of arguing is the art of living. We argue because we must, because life emends it, because, in the end, life itself is but an argument. — Gerry Spence

The more you appreciate, the more you have to appreciate. — Carma Spence

Passion is born when your heart gets carried away with a purpose greater than yourself. — Roy Spence

It is a rare goal that has only one path. — Carma Spence

When someone tells you, "You've changed," it might simply be because you've stopped living your life their way. — John Spence

The number one job of a leader is to protect the truth. — Roy Spence

When we acknowledge the kingdom of the self, we will no longer accept slavery either for ourselves or for others, no matter how it is disguised. — Gerry Spence

Few people repent at leisure after taking the high road. — Walter Spence

I had seen Adelaide the dearest and the cheapest place to live in. — Catherine Helen Spence

While you're busy looking for the perfect person, you'll probably miss the imperfect person who could make you perfectly happy. — John Spence

Roll the Dice and Watch Them Come Up Snake Eyes Eve — Jackson Spence

I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family. — Catherine Helen Spence

Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs for his shackles. — Gerry Spence

You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren't busy denying them. Read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. — John Spence

I had only two offers of marriage in my life, and I refused both. — Catherine Helen Spence

How much of our lives could we buy back if we cherished our lives instead of our trinkets? — Gerry Spence

Habits, good or bad, can always be traced back to your own thinking. — John Spence

Is there anyone I wouldn't take as a client? Well, I'd never represent a banker. — Gerry Spence

No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs. — John Spence

Build your house on the rock of learning; no one can take your education away from you. — John Spence

Isaiah's name. The name borne by this great prophet was really Yesha'-yahu, which signifies "the Salvation of Jehovah." The — Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones

There is nothing so costly to the state as a ruined life — Catherine Helen Spence

Rocks are like wreck magnets and ships run aground today in pretty much the same locations and for the same reasons they did thousands of years ago. — E. Lee Spence

What you do today determines who you will be tomorrow. — John Spence

The most powerful purpose statements are crystal clear and single-minded in their focus. — Roy Spence

Don't look for someone who will solve all your problems; look for someone who will face them with you. — John Spence

There are only two races (and they are not distinguished by color): those who are free and those who are not. — Gerry Spence

Don't think of cost. Think of value. — John Spence

Live from the inside out. Your mind, body and spirit are interconnected. Nourish your soul with mental and physical wellness. — Janet Taylor Spence

Love and appreciate your parents. We are often so busy growing up; we forget they are also growing old. — John Spence

When you choose to see the good in others, you end up finding the good in yourself. — John Spence

Anyone can come into your life and say how much they love you. It takes someone really special to stay in your life and show how much they love you. — John Spence

Prejudice locks the mind. Nothing can enter. Nothing true can escape. — Gerry Spence

People are more what they hide than what they show. — John Spence

The operational word in every competent defense is attack. If you're explaining and defending, you're losing. — Gerry Spence

When any system has for its goal the advancement of the system over the betterment of its individual members, such a system is embedded in slavery. — Gerry Spence

All that you achieve and all that you fail to achieve are the direct results of your thoughts. — John Spence

In the secret island the Druid shall dwell once more, and the Bard, the slave of the harp, utter the speech of the Gods. — Lewis Spence

Making a hundred friends is not a miracle. The miracle is to make a single friend who will stand by your side even when hundreds are against you. — John Spence

People do what seems easy and convenient, not what is best for them. — John Spence

You become what you focus on and like the people you spend time with. — John Spence

Love is not about sex, going on fancy dates, or showing off. It's about being with a person who makes you happy in a way nobody else can. — John Spence

My definition of success: When your core values and self-concept are in harmony with your daily actions and behaviors. — John Spence

My return to London introduced me to a wider range of society. — Catherine Helen Spence

To excel in the art of domestic argument, one must master the art of losing. — Gerry Spence

Hours of research can cut months of field work. — E. Lee Spence

Globalization is the process by which markets integrate worldwide. — Michael Spence

My pamphlet did not set the Torrens on fire. — Catherine Helen Spence

Without argument the species would parish. — Gerry Spence

We die, he said.
We die, I said. And kn owing this how do we live?
Knowing this, we live.
We live. — Alan Spence

Your Day Is Your Life — John Spence

Seek joyfulness when you can, for seeking joy leads to an auspicious atmosphere. — Jonathan D. Spence

Arguments do not erase prejudice any more than arguments erase scars, whether psychological or physical. — Gerry Spence

A glass of whisky in Scotland in the thirties cost less than a cup of tea. — Catherine Helen Spence

The gift of self cannot be given to us. It is an incomparable gift that has already been given. We have possessed it from the beginning. — Gerry Spence

After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits. — Catherine Helen Spence

When you have to start compromising yourself and your morals for the people around you, it's probably time to change the people around you. — John Spence

Our willingness to openly reveal our feelings in our argument nearly always builds our credibility. — Gerry Spence

I love my life and I am so blessed. — Gerry Spence

We are afraid. But fear confirms life and identifies the source of every successful argument - ourselves. — Gerry Spence

Forgive yourself first. Let go of past hurts and direct your spirit to goodness and hope by having gratitude. — Janet Taylor Spence

Globalization has redefined the competition for employment and incomes in the United States. Tradeoffs will have to be made between the two. — Michael Spence

Be happy. Be yourself. If others don't like it, then let them be. Happiness is a choice. Life isn't about pleasing everybody. — John Spence

Remember: everyone you meet is fighting a mighty battle. Be kind. Be understanding. — John Spence

As we drive down the freeways, we see the new cars, but not the massive new-car loans that enslave their drivers to the banks. — Gerry Spence

Sometimes people don't notice the things others do for them until they stop doing them. — John Spence

First understand infinity then you will understand God and how evolution is intelligent design. — E. Lee Spence

I know love is worth the time it takes to find. Think of that when all the world seems made of walk up rooms and hands in empty pockets — Gerry Spence

I look back to a happy childhood. — Catherine Helen Spence

Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive. — Catherine Helen Spence

Making one person smile can change the world - maybe not the whole world, but their world. — John Spence

We often talk to ourselves in ways that we would never let a stranger or even a friend talk to us. — John Spence

My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county. — Catherine Helen Spence

A key theme is that human history, behavior and reality are governed not by what we know but by what we believe. — Richard B. Spence