Christopher Dawson Quotes
It is impossible for us to understand the Church if we regard her as subject to the limitations of human culture. For she is essentially a supernatural organism which transcends human cultures and transforms them to her own ends.Christopher Dawson
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The music is just so rich and part of the culture there. I suddenly felt like I needed to go on this mission to make sure we save New Orleans because - not that I can save anything - but it's so much part of what this country is, this whole mix of people coming together and doing this thing.
Harold Perrineau -
I think I've written about family and things in 'Taipei' which could be considered Asian culture.
Tao Lin -
When I first put my hat in the ring, several very tried and true and loyal Democratic activists from our community said, 'What? She's not a Democrat. She's a Republican.' I took that as a compliment, you know, that people didn't necessarily know what my ideology might be because I wasn't driven by that.
Wendy Davis -
Julia Child wasn't afraid to have fun. She made fantastic food but knew how to have a good time and not be too stuck up about the kitchen space.
Nadia Giosia -
It was this society and culture that among other things - including economic opportunities here and repression in Europe - attracted subsequent generations of immigrants to this country.
Samuel P. Huntington -
Shame is the feeling you have when you agree with the woman who loves you that you are the man she thinks you are.
Carl Sandburg
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Arendt did have a certain snobbishness, though in some of her writing she expressed more democratic attitudes.
Barbara Sukowa -
I always say, one way to connect with a working mother is to ask her what she has done before work that day!
Raney Aronson-Rath -
When I first ran for Congress, I went to my daughter Alexandra, who was going to be a senior in high school, and said: 'I have a chance to run. I may not win, but I'd be gone three nights a week. So, if you want me to stay, I'll be happy to.' And do you know what she said to me? 'Mother, get a life!'
Nancy Pelosi -
I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
I come from a culture where you don't divide it up to what you can do on TV and what you can do on film.
Mads Mikkelsen -
Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.
Carlos Slim
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In American culture we are supposed to take a pill when we're depressed or in grief as opposed to actually feeling.
Laura Dern -
I believe that pop culture is just, like, so ready for 'Watchmen.' We tried so hard to ride that wave between satire and reality, and all the things that make you still care about the character, but you don't miss the commentary about them.
Zack Snyder -
I love my wife, she deserves anything and everything.
Aaron Spelling -
World events can shape culture. Music is either a soundtrack for or a narration of changing times. And who knows how that's going to go?
L.A. Reid -
The essence of a person is not the clothing she wears or the things he does. People who love them do not stop loving them when they change clothing or do other things. Your essence is not even your history, culture, race, or what you think and do. It is your soul.
Gary Zukav -
I hired Tina Fey for 'SNL,' which was certainly a good match. She took off right away there.
Adam McKay
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I used to think the store detective had followed me all the way home and would knock on the door and go, 'Hello, is this your daughter? She's got three blue lipsticks and a moisturiser from Boots in her bag.' We just used to nick crap. Not even stuff we wanted.
Maxine Peake -
It turns out a human being in two, three or four hours can build a search result that's much better than Google, Yahoo or Ask.
Jason Calacanis -
I've always preferred writing in longhand. I've always written first drafts in longhand.
John Irving -
Las Vegas is the boiling pot of entertainment.
Don Rickles -
'Morning Star' is the light that many sailors would use to guide them. But it's also referenced twice in the Bible - once for Lucifer and once for Jesus.
Pierce Brown -
It is impossible for us to understand the Church if we regard her as subject to the limitations of human culture. For she is essentially a supernatural organism which transcends human cultures and transforms them to her own ends.
Christopher Dawson