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Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.

The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity. Lewis Grizzard

Opportunity, Game, Like

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. - Michelangelo

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. Michelangelo

Imagination, Discover, Task

All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today. Pope Paul VI

Work, Striving, Very

I think that nothing is impossible when you want to fulfill a dream. A lot of people will tell you that you can't do it, that you don't have what it takes, but if it is in your heart and you feel it, there is nothing that will stop you. It is like the sun - you can't block it: it will shine regardless, if that is what you want. Thalia

I Think, Tell, Fulfill

I love to create, and to me, the ultimate freedom of expression is a blank canvas or a block of clay to capture whatever emotions your imagination gives it. Daniel Boulud

Love, Expression, Canvas

Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law. William Hague

Judgement, Increasingly

I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now. Sophia Loren

Through, Some, Out

My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you? Erma Bombeck

Door, Cares, Item

I learned to ride a ten-speed when I was 4 or 5. My uncle gave me the bike, hand-me-down, and everyone used to stare at me riding up and down this block. I was too short to reach the pedals, so I put my legs through the V of the frame. I was famous. The little kid who could ride the ten-speed. Jay-Z

Through, Reach, Uncle

Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Law, Purpose, Social

There is no force in the world that can block the powerful march of our army and people, who are holding high the banner of the suns of great Comrade Kim Il Sung and great Comrade Kim Jong Il and continuing to advance under the leadership of the party and with strong faith in sure victory. Kim Jong-un

Faith, Strong, Our

Bitterness and unforgiveness block the flow of God's blessing in your life and actually hinder your prayers. Victoria Osteen

Bitterness, Hinder, Actually

Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident because that will block your improvement. Tony Jaa

Will, Stepping Stone, Your

You don't want to become guilty of plagiarism by letting someone else's words get inadvertently mixed in with your own. If you do feel the need to paste in a block of research while you're writing, be sure to highlight the copied text in a different color so you can go back and remove or rewrite it entirely later. Gayle Lynds

Color, Own, Copied

Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm. Carlo Collodi

Winter, Cozy, Rooms

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. Thomas Carlyle

Strong, Became, Which

If you do enough planning before you start to write, there's no way you can have writer's block. I do a complete chapter by chapter outline. R. L. Stine

Start, Chapter, Before

I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether it's shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it's a physical block, and the story of a person overcoming that block to their best self. It's truly inspiring because I think all of us are engaged in that every day. Tom Hooper

Every Day, Engaged, I Think

This is a tough game. There are times when you've got to play hurt, when you've got to block out the pain. Shaquille O'Neal

Pain, Game, Play

When I was fighting communism, there was rapid development of satellite television and cell phones, and communism, to survive, would have to block all these information devices. Lech Walesa

Survive, Development

Instead of the cashier and ticket-ripper of the movie theater, the block chain consists of thousands of computers that can process digital tickets, money, and many other fiduciary objects in digital form. Think of thousands of robots wearing green eye shades, all checking each other's accounting. Nick Szabo

Other, Shades, Checking

I am a firm believer that you can make a difference in someone's life - whether they're thousands of miles away, or on your own block. Michelle Monaghan

Away, Own, Firm Believer

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. Joseph Addison

Education, Soul, Marble

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe. Frank Zappa

Stupidity, Some, Dispute

It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home. Carl T. Rowan

Injustice, Away, Half

There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence. John Calvin

Confidence, Own, Than

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