Kathryn Harrison Quotes
I've always been interested in the intersection between our rational and our unconscious lives.
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It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God's name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost Him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose Him there.
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In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the sense of sight upon itself, but even our mind, which contemplates intently another's sin, is slow in the recognition of its own defects.
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I have always been a generous and enthusiastic reader.
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The Zionist movement gave political expression to our claim to the land of Israel. And in 1922, the League of Nations recognized the justice of this claim.
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Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.
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The idea of having a house, a kid, a husband, and a dog... I love that. I also really want to open a coffee and flower shop one day, probably in Italy.
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You probably can't name more than a handful of comedies that would qualify for Best Picture. I can think of a lot of comedy screenplays; Woody Allen has had numerous nominations for his screenplays. But most comedies are calculated. They tend to pander. They're not about anything important.
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Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity.
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I can only try to keep the characters interesting; it's up to the readers to decide whether they're still relevant.
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I think I really produce my best work in Iran.
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Time has shown that Paradise is not cheap, and neither is Hell unnecessary.
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The problem is that modern fundamental physics is so far from you and me. The mathematics has become so much more complicated that you need at least 10 years to understand it. Fundamental physics has advanced so far from the understanding of most people that there is really a big disconnect.
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The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.
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I think the fact that I created something and had an enormous influence is indisputable.
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I was able to retire from the sport with all my faculties and not let the sport retire me.
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Your duty is to be, and not to be this or that. I Am That I Am sums up the whole truth; the method is summarized in Be Still.
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The Sin Washer had died centuries ago, and His legacy seemed often to be in the accumulation of connections and power more than the distribution of emotional or spiritual ease. She kept that thought to herself. Wisdom came in many forms, and silence was often the most useful.
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When the sun appears which dispels darkness in general, you put out the light which dispelled it for you in particular for your need and convenience.
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War is not an adventure. It is a disease. It is like typhus.
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It wasn't that Harvard was deliberately trying to overwork me, but I think I had a tendency to take on more things out of enthusiasm than were good for me.
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The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.
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You can only be lucky if you have a place to record.
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Instead of asking, "What can I do to make these students perform?" the great teacher says, "Something's not working! I must not be truly inspirational. What do I need to do to spark their passion to do the hard work to get a superb education?"
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I've always been interested in the intersection between our rational and our unconscious lives.
