Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain the sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments. Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living. It is all we can offer in return for the mystery by which we live. Who is worthy to be present at the constant unfolding of time?Abraham Joshua Heschel
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I don't think I've ever sent a text to Gordon Brown because I'm confident that he would absolutely have no idea how to receive it. He barely managed to master WordPerfect 4.1.
Ed Balls -
Often it seems that there are writers who are their best selves on the page. That Seamus Heaney was as genuine and deeply admirable in person as in his poems was to me a gift, then as now.
Natasha Trethewey -
Europe believes that providing clear labelling for genetically modified food is a consumer right, but such practice is absolutely opposed by the vast majority of states in the U.S.
Zac Goldsmith -
Sometimes I don't know whether a movie has been shot on film or in digital when I watch it in the theatres.
Imtiaz Ali -
The truth is, 'Charlie Hebdo' is not a racist magazine. Rather, it is a campaigning anti-racist left-wing magazine.
Maajid Nawaz -
I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
Iman
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As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
Gavin Newsom -
Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
Gary Cherone Van Halen -
A standard line, promoted by people like Clement Greenberg, is that politics contaminates art, and Manet is often cited as an example of art for art's sake.
Hans Haacke -
Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin -
I had 500 kids at camp this past summer for example. We do nine weeks for kids and nine days for grown ups every summer. The adult camp is a lot of fun.
Wavy Gravy -
Whenever I see the Hong Kong flag is flying in the sky, not because of anybody else, because of my efforts, I think it's the most proud time of my life.
Yu Chui Yee
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In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.
Nate Berkus -
But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension.
Jacky Ickx -
And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.
Pam Grier -
The Indian story has never been written. Maybe I am the man to do it.
Zane Grey -
I finished my studies in England, I opened my studio in London, and the first one-man exhibit I had on Bond Street, which was opened by the Austrian ambassador.
Felix de Weldon -
To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
Queen Elizabeth II
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The confounding Political Economy with the Sciences and Arts to which it is subservient, has been one of the principal obstacles to its improvement.
Nassau William Senior -
Sometimes when we don't know the answer, it's time to simply be with the question.
Marianne Williamson -
It is always the time of hope, confidence and love. Everything passes; love remains. We will not be disappointed.
Carlo Maria Martini -
The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
Irving Babbitt -
So please, for the love of gender- go bloom. Or water someone else while they do.
S. Bear Bergman -
To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain the sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments. Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living. It is all we can offer in return for the mystery by which we live. Who is worthy to be present at the constant unfolding of time?
Abraham Joshua Heschel