Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
It is an act of evil to accept the state of evil as either inevitable or final.
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My father was a lawyer.
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Once I turned pro, I was like,' OK, this is not fun and games now. This is me. I'm going to come, and I work on karma. I'm not going to go after somebody if I don't have a reason behind it, so as soon as there is some sort of a reason for me to do something that I need to do, then I'll do it.'
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We have this idea that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get promoted in sales jobs. But if you look at the correlation between extroversion and actual sales performance - that is, how many times the cash register actually rings - the correlation's almost zero.
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The one characteristic of authentic power that most people overlook is humbleness. It is important for many reasons. A humble person walks in a friendly world. He or she sees friends everywhere he or she looks, wherever he or she goes, whomever he or she meets. His or her perception goes beyond the shell of appearance and into essence.
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I want minimum information given with maximum politeness.
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Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.
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Work means independence. It allowed me to shape my life on so many levels.
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I don't believe anyone who says they don't care what people say about them. Of course they bloody well do.
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The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
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I've lived in Kansas for more than thirty years, and for half of those, I was part of a ranching family, so I'm writing about things I know and love.
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If I have to be typecast, I'd like it to be as Abraham Lincoln.
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Maybe there are logical reasons for a gay person not to have a great relationship with their parents - not because there's a parent who made him gay, but just because it may be difficult to understand everything.
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In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running, if you stand still, they will swallow you.
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Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
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Be honest, be nice, be a flower not a weed.
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Americans are xenophobic, they will believe their own people rather than the adversary, even a friendly enemy voice.
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It's joyful to give. But for people who want to take advantage of you, you're kind of an easy mark.
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Many women have asked me if it is possible to have a well-built wardrobe on a limited budget. 'Money,' I tell them, 'is no guarantee of taste, and an overstuffed wardrobe is often as bare as a skeleton when it comes to wearable apparel.'
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What are lawyers really? To me a lawyer is basically the person that knows the rules of the country. We're all throwing the dice, playing the game, moving our pieces around the board, but if there's a problem, the lawyer is the only person that has actually read the inside of the top of the box.
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Christ, who came meek and mild to save us from pain and suffering, was the One who talked more about hell than any other person in Scripture.
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Nobody is born evil.
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The will of man without the grace of God is not free at all, but is the permanent prisoner and bondslave of evil since it cannot turn itself to good.
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May your dreams be sweet and your nightmares be spooky-monster-scary and not grandma-died-scary.
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It is an act of evil to accept the state of evil as either inevitable or final.
