Daniel Bell Quotes
When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.
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I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country that has given me so much.
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The world needs some help.
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I really like 'Roar' and 'Dark Horse.' 'Dark Horse' I really like, and I feel I would sing that in the bathroom; I would buy that album, and I think Katy Perry's amazing!
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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What I'd like to pass on to my children is the thirst for knowledge. It's something I experience every day that I learned from my father. He always taught me that no matter how long you've done something, you can always learn something new and be better at what you do.
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It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
Garry Kasparov -
You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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I got disappointed in human nature as well and gave it up because I found it too much like my own.
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If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.
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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.
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Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination - they don't conform to the reality that's around you as a child. I started reading when I was three and read everything, but I wanted to be an actress.
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I didn't develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances.
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I have opposed the Communist cold war line ever since, both by public utterance and by private help to trade unionists breaking free from the Communist influence.
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Obama is a great man who's just beginning to understand the realities. And I'm not just saying that because he reads my books. I would have voted for him anyway.
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What people would qualify as R&B is, for me, just soul. And I love honesty and soul and heavy, crunchy beats that move you and make you breathe a little bit faster.
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Some people might not like him because he's my son. But be respectful, go out there and enjoy the game.
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Hong Kong people say Hong Kong needs to preserve its uniqueness. I say Hong Kong's uniqueness is in its diversity, its tolerance of difference cultures... China does not want to see Hong Kong in decline. I have full confidence in its future.
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It's sometimes the random people that say things that aren't so nice, but that's okay.
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When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.
