James Hal Cone Quotes
For [Martin Luther] King nonviolence was more than a strategy; it was the way of life defined by love for others—the only way to heal broken humanity.
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A lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis, but I didn't mind, I just chose the most optimistic diagnosis.
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So, I get a kick out of working with the media.
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I don't know for Justin; he's always looking for meaning out of his relationships with people. I don't think he's as trapped into the drug thing as a lot of the others are.
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I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit and watch actors do something live and have it not go well.
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On April 8, 1982, I was alone in the electron microscope room when I discovered the Icosahedral Phase that opened the field of quasi-periodic crystals.
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I've also gotten messages from men and women who are not the most attractive, in their minds, or are self-conscious about their weight. They're thanking me for doing songs like 'Proud Mary' and shaking a tailfeather, because they say I seem real comfortable in my skin and it made them want to be comfortable in theirs.
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Eventually, the bad boy image affects fans' willingness to show up.
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Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.
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You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.
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If I'm not doing something or working on something, I literally just sit in the room and think, which I don't think is productive. I won't go outside for days.
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Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.
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I thought I'd have the baby, and get super fit and strong straight away.
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One of the things that hold together a human society is the existence of basic politeness among its members.
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I usually play big and mean, big and stupid, or big and funny.
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In the past, a writer had to go outside and get to know others before learning about their work, but the Internet has made humanity more accessible for misanthropes like me. I read blogs, tweets, Facebook posts and Reddit threads where people detail their jobs.
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Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power.
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My son is old enough to respond to my work. To me, that's what it is all about.
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Pussy Riot is against the cult of consumerism and the commercialization of art. Our performances were always open for everyone and anyone can see our video clips for free on the Internet.
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When I hire somebody really senior, competence is the ante. They have to be really smart. But the real issue for me is, Are they going to fall in love with Apple? Because if they fall in love with Apple, everything else will take care of itself. They'll want to do what's best for Apple, not what's best for them, what's best for Steve, or anybody else.
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[Martin Luther ] King didn't pick his leadership position. Most movements are not started by single people.
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That is the way of youth and life in general: that we do not understand the strategy until after the campaign is over.
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In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have.
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For [Martin Luther] King nonviolence was more than a strategy; it was the way of life defined by love for others—the only way to heal broken humanity.
