David Korten Quotes
In its literal meaning, capitalism means rule by capital, more specifically rule by the owners of capital for their exclusive private benefit.
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I have the greatest love for the rituals of organised religion - the sense of community and belonging it can confer to people. But me, I'm more a questioner than a follower; not by whim or fashion, but as a decision painfully arrived at after much, much thought.
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I know my life story sounds too extraordinary to be true.
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In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth.
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I was born in Jerusalem with a religious background and a rabbi as a father... it was rather poor, but what we did have, we did have books.
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All the children of the great men in Persia are brought up at court, where they have an opportunity of learning great modesty, and where nothing immodest is ever heard or seen.
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There's something about trying to figure out why someone is doing something that on the outside is horrible - what drives them to do that? What could drive any human being to that kind of behaviour?
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I've just tried to grow up in the most natural and gradual process that I possibly can and make choices I feel are right for me and my fans.
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Sometimes you usually know the point where to keep your mouth shut.
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I would love to have a go at a band or some form of music one day.
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I think there are a lot of good pieces that can be covered in 20 minutes that don't need an hour, but by the same token, there are things that need an hour or more.
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I really believe at the end of the day, regardless of how noble you are or how patriotic the film might be, it has to serve as entertainment in order for your audiences to come into the theatre and watch it. Otherwise, audiences will wait and see it a few months later when it is premiered on television.
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Literature sucks you into another psyche. So the creation of empathy necessarily influences how you'll behave to other people.
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I will open an era of grand national unity.
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November's night is dark and drear,The dullest month of all the year.
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Belief in God is apparently a psychological artifact of mammalian reproduction.
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May everyone live, And may everyone die. Hello, my love, And my love, Goodbye.
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I wish that more people, especially young people, were taught about self-love at a younger age.
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I was a high school senior and home alone one night with my younger brother. And a guy - gunman - kicked in our front door at our home in New Jersey and held the two of us captive. We escaped. He caught us again. We escaped again. So, a pretty horrific experience.
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We've had bad luck with our kids - they've all grown up.
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Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write.
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It really helps me to get into the character of the record when I have a designated look. It just really simplifies things for me.
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Ah, Aphrodite, if I sing no moreTo thee, God's daughter, powerful as God,It is that thou hast made my life too sweetTo hold the added sweetness of a song.There is a quiet at the heart of love,And I have pierced the pain and come to peace.
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In its literal meaning, capitalism means rule by capital, more specifically rule by the owners of capital for their exclusive private benefit.
