Martin Buber Quotes
The Thou encounters me by grace - it cannot be found by seeking. But that I speak the basic word to it is a deed of my whole being, is my essential deed.
Quotes to Explore
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The battle in American politics used to be for the middle. Now, it's all about the building and the intensity of support on the far left and far right wings of both parties. And we have forgotten about the people here in the middle.
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To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
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With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.
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I love bayou life.
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There is no scientific explanation for the fact that while my body lay in coma, my mind - my conscious, inner self - was alive and well.
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True philosophy invents nothing; it merely establishes and describes what is.
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With kiting, you have to land a trick, and in that instant you know whether you won or lost - I knew I could become the best in the world if I trained. But with acting, there are different variations; there's not a right or wrong way. It's so hard because it's so out of your hands. I have no idea what's going to happen!
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I think the government should be out of the marriage business and leave marriage to the churches.
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For me, fitness is not just about hitting the gym; it is also about an inner happiness and an overall well-being.
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To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
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A humorist doesn't really do that much note-taking.
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Democrats embrace The Affordable Care Act. We're very proud of it.
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Every tool is a weapon - if you hold it right.
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See, I'm looking for a man that'll rub me slow, make me sing real high when he goes down low.
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When performing an autopsy, even the most inveterate spiritualist would have to question where the soul is.
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My grandparents invented joylessness. They were not fun. I've already had more fun with my grandchildren than my grandparents ever had with me.
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If your voices are not heard, you can be sure that many others will be - in particular those who are paid to present a point of view, and often do it most effectively.
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I believe that Bitcoin holds value as a form of 'good money' that is superior to any previously discovered or developed form of money.
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Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man's life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone.
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All my life I've heard people say, 'God loves you.' It's probably the most insane statement you could make to say that the eternal Creator of this universe is in love with me. There is a response that ought to take place in believers, a crazy reaction to that love. Do you really understand what God has done for you? If so, why is response so lukewarm?
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A problem with a president who leads by stirring the moral sentiments of voters is that he has got to keep stirring them.
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Being conscious of having done a wicked action leaves stings of remorse behind it, which, like an ulcer in the flesh, makes the mind smart with perpetual wounds; for reason, which chases away all other pains, creates repentance, shames the soul with confusion, and punishes it with torment.
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The Thou encounters me by grace - it cannot be found by seeking. But that I speak the basic word to it is a deed of my whole being, is my essential deed.
