Sam Harris Quotes
There is no reason whatsoever to think that Buddhism can compete successfully with the relentless evangelizing of Christianity and Islam. Nor should it try to.
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Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.
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Are we going to solve the issue of poverty? Absolutely not. Are we going to have an impact? I'm committed to it, and if we don't, I'll have no regrets because we're going to try everything we can.
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I was just a kid, but I was a rotten kid.
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We are the only ones who really can care about the preservation Foreigners who come to excavate, maybe some of them care about preservation, but the majority care about discoveries.
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I'm extremely superstitious.
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You can only learn by opening yourself up to engage with different sources of information. How can you learn something if you never see it, read it, or hear it?
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I am always locked in my design studio.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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You are what you can prove you've done. That's how people judge you.
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Prostitution presents a moral, economic and social problem that cannot be resolved juridically.
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I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.
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All of my relationships have happened organically with people who are super cool and in my life and it just moved into a relationship zone.
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There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
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It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.
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One of the great things about Sydney is that it has a great acceptance of everyone and everything. It's an incredibly tolerant city, a city with a huge multicultural basis.
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Economize in other things if you must, wear threadbare clothes if necessary, but never cheat your body or brain by the quality and quantity of your food. Poor, cheap food which produces low vitality and inferior brain force is the worst kind of economy.
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I went to Iceland in 1861 and went over nearly every bit of the ground made famous by the adventures of Grettir.
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The whole point of all of this - why we are here, why the world is here, and why we have the political system and leaders that we do - is to achieve change. This is the purpose of life.
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I love to make a one-pot meal - think stir-fry but in the French Fricassee. I start with what takes the longest to roast and then add vegetables, fresh herbs, and starch until the meal is complete in one shot.
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This is a very difficult conference. I don't think anyone in Louisville besides me knew that. Now they all know.
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There is no reason whatsoever to think that Buddhism can compete successfully with the relentless evangelizing of Christianity and Islam. Nor should it try to.
