Abba Eban Quotes
A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
Quotes to Explore
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
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The world we live in is vastly different from the world we think we live in.
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The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.
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I've tried to show in my most recent book, the 'Irresistible Fairytale', that in order to talk about any genre, particularly what we call simple genre - a myth, a legend, an anecdote, a tall tale, and so on - we really have to understand something about the origin of stories all together.
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Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
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What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.
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Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation, have wrought havoc among mere mixed-up human beings.
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I would love to direct - or try my hand at it, anyway.
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I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him.
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I want to be creative in as many different environments as possible, whether it's doing film scores, writing for TV ads or video games - all sorts of stuff, as long as it requires writing music.
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I don't like to talk about myself.
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I like to keep Valentine's dinner light so you don't crash after and can keep the fun going through the night!
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The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are but different means chosen to arrive at it.
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I put my foot in my mouth sometimes. I'll be the first to admit it.
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I don't think I talk to anybody the same way I talk to Moby.
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The only righteousness that meets the requirements of the Law is the righteousness of Christ.
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No thought, no action, no movement, total stillness: only thus can one manifest the true nature and law of things from within and unconsciously, and at last become one with heaven and earth.
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Our nature lies in movement; complete calm is death.
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I'll do a deal with you McFarlane," he said. "You can exist. And you can even have coffee. But if you raise your voice or make any sudden movements, I shall die. And that'll show you." Seb shrugged in return, hiding how pleased he was pretty badly. "Fair enough.
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The cartooning was always just an abstraction. It was an income. It was making me famous. It was allowing me to go and do other things that I'd wanted to do.
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I never fought in my life outside of a ring.
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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
