Martin Buber Quotes
Man must be free of it all, of his bad conscience and of the bad salvation from this conscience in order to become in truth the way. Now, he no longer promises others the fulfillment of his duties, but promises himself the fulfillment of man.
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It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean.
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I cry all the time. I love to laugh, too. It's important to create an environment for yourself where you feel what you need to and don't hold it in.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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If you're doing business, not that simple to only buy. You have to create something. You have to create something that never exist for the future.
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Beware of the naked man who offers you his shirt.
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The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.
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So many of us have friends or family who have battled cancer, and we know how important it is to find a cure.
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I have made an art form of the interview. The French are the best interviewers, despite their addiction to the triad, like all Cartesians.
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If I wanted to know what a certain future would feel like to me, I would find someone who is already living that future. If I wonder what it's like to become a lawyer or marry a busy executive or eat at a particular restaurant, my best bet is to find people who have actually done these things and see how happy they are.
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War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial.
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The thing is, a lot of our vets come home and they feel displaced, and they don't feel like their voice matters, so for me to be a spokesman and have that honor to educate America about who we are and what we are, it's like I'm doing my job.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.
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I think it's a common misconception in the civilian community that the military community is filled with just drills and discipline and pain. They forget that these are humans who are in an abnormal situation.
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I've been doing pranks my whole life, so I guess I'm pretty good at it.
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It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.
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I just love shows that don't hand everything to you, that ask you to be smarter. I think that's something really important that HBO has done to change the landscape of TV.
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My own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.
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I started trying to be a writer and failed for years. I tried novels, short stories, sitcoms, movies, plays, anything. And then, to support myself, I had millions of jobs on the fringes of show business.
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I think a lot of women innately know how to play their hand. I'm not a big one for the rules.
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Where Americans might coo over a child's most inane remark to boost his confidence, middle-class French parents teach their kids to be concise and amusing, to keep everyone listening.
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The greatest thing about being in a band, and the strength of having companionship and collaboration, is also the thing that makes a band break up because then you begin to feel confined. Like, who am I as an individual, as a writer, as a performer?
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Man must be free of it all, of his bad conscience and of the bad salvation from this conscience in order to become in truth the way. Now, he no longer promises others the fulfillment of his duties, but promises himself the fulfillment of man.
