Bernie Siegel Quotes
If we had no hope - for a cure, for winning the lottery, for falling in love, for the end of war, for being free of abuse, or for having food, warmth, clothing, and shelter - we would have no reason to go on. What you hope for doesn't matter, but rather the essence of hope itself.
Quotes to Explore
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I think people are able to relate to my appearance. They think of me as the girl next door.
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People are not really that forgiving when they pay for tickets to come see you and you don't show up.
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The idea was never for me to be a career bureaucrat or career technocrat; it was more about where I could implement ideas and reform programs.
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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
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In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.
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I was raised by women. Now I'm raising women. I was always better around girls. I live in an all-female household. I even have two female dogs... It's funny how that turned out.
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I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.
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You gotta give everybody a new trend a new wave, something new to do.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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Any time anyone makes a comic book into a movie, in some way, I think they have to kill the comic book.
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There is nothing wrong with a woman encouraging a man's advances, as long as they are in cash.
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I have very eclectic tastes.
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Poor privileged white men. Their stranglehold on power is slowly being loosened.
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My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.
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Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
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All a Jew has to do is recite a few proverbs or anecdotes to consider himself an expert on 'Jewishness.'
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To be honest, you don't get the full picture when you read a script.
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You never get the Shakespeares right. It's not possible.
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Science and policy-making thrive on challenge and questioning; they are vital to the health of inquiry and democracy.
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I believe that when you think of the negative, and you get up discouraged - 'There's nothing good in my future' - I really believe it almost ties the hands of God. God works where there's an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.
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I sometimes question whether journalists here are being asked to take up roles that are not ours. I get calls from people complaining that their telephone is out of order or that electricity is cut, and I sometimes wonder why don't they call the telephone or electric company.
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In my role as a spokesperson for Amnesty International U.S.A. and as a supporter of various charitable causes including Unlock Iran, a campaign to release prisoners of conscience in Iran, I have never been faced with the threat of intimidation or arrest.
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Our evolution could have gone in different directions a lot of times. We could have gone extinct at some points. We might not have gotten our big brains, or Neanderthals might have made it while we did not.
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If we had no hope - for a cure, for winning the lottery, for falling in love, for the end of war, for being free of abuse, or for having food, warmth, clothing, and shelter - we would have no reason to go on. What you hope for doesn't matter, but rather the essence of hope itself.
