Jacques Ellul Quotes
Cain is completely dissatisfied with the security granted to him by God, and so he searches out his own security. ... He will satisfy his desire for eternity by producing children, and he will satisfy his desire for security by creating a place belonging to him, a city.
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I was fortunate enough to get an author-backed role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Talash.'
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I have been the struggler of the century. Fortunately, everyone loves the underdog.
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I feel funny about owning art. I don't really want to say: 'Wow, come and see my Monet - it's in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar.'
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I'm Greek. My body produces feta cheese.
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I know this sounds terribly shallow, but I've been mapping out my outfits for the next day every day since I was little, even before high school.
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I don't even see it as cable TV anymore. I've been called 'Larry the Cable Guy' for so long, I don't even think about it being about cable. I don't know anything about cable.
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Life is an adventure, it's not a package tour.
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The Arab awakening was driven by youth, organized by technology, and fired by a hunger for political change.
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I am all in favor of growing the American economy and engaging in trade with the world, but not at the expense of American workers. The North American Free Trade Agreement is a perfect example of this. Ask the textile workers of North Carolina how NAFTA worked out for them - if you can find any.
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It is the mainspring of life, courage. And courage has many faces.
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I'm not averse to telling people off.
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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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They're desperately searching for meaning in their lives but they will not crack the Bible open.
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When leaders throughout an organization take an active, genuine interest in the people they manage, when they invest real time to understand employees at a fundamental level, they create a climate for greater morale, loyalty, and, yes, growth.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.
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Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things too, like decorate or build.
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I loved being in Cambridge. I think about it often. It was this great little capsule of time to me.
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I grew up in New York City - I grew up surrounded by every sound that you imagine can come from a New Yorker. All of the different boroughs and all of the different sounds.
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The Secret of the Occult Sciences is that of Nature itself, the Secret of the generation of the Angels and Worlds, that of the Omnipotence of God.
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All children paint like geniuses. What do we do to them that so quickly dulls this ability?
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Boldness will be at a disadvantage only in an encounter with deliberate caution, which may be considered bold in its own right, and is certainly just as powerful and effective; but such cases are rare.
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Cain is completely dissatisfied with the security granted to him by God, and so he searches out his own security. ... He will satisfy his desire for eternity by producing children, and he will satisfy his desire for security by creating a place belonging to him, a city.
