Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world.
Quotes to Explore
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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I don't think Congress, in general, has done a good job articulating to the American public how inextricably linked our credit markets are to our entire economic system.
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The Department of Justice will continue to pursue those that travel to fight against the United States and our allies, as well as those individuals that recruit others on behalf of ISIL in the homeland.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.
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I think I've got some more big plays left in me.
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The charm of Brittany is to be found in the people and in the churches. The former, with their peculiar costumes and their customs, are full of interest, and the latter are of remarkable beauty and quaintness.
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If I focus on being an activist and my job is to be a rapper, I'm not going to be as good of a rapper. I need to focus on hip-hop and focus on making the music, so that when the activists come to me and they need my voice to create a platform, then I've got enough people listening to me. Not because I'm conscious, but because I'm dope.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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The Lord discovered to me a sense of my unbelief that, though late, I should remember my transgressions and that I should be converted with my whole heart to the Lord my God.
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It's not like I go out there to be a sex symbol. I mean, it's nice of course - but embarrassing.
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It's a very hard industry, and it's very cold. It's loving for when you have a hit record, but when you don't have anything going on, there's really not much support.
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I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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All the audience cares about is what you put up on the screen.
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Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.
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In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.
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I can't help but laugh at how perfect I am.
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I had to do a tango with Raft and I learned to dance in ballet shoes with my knees bent.
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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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I feel like if you shoot one scene all day long or you take two days to do a scene, that scene is going to be stale.
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What's problematic about playing stadiums and driving around in private jets and drinking champagne at 8 o'clock in the morning? What's wrong with that? I haven't got a problem with that. I can't fathom why people would.
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Heaven, Kiwi thought, would be the reading room of a great library. But it would be private. Cozy. You wouldn't have to worry about some squeaky-shoed librarian turning the lights off on you or gauging your literacy by reading the names on your book spines, and there wouldn't be a single other patron. The whole place would hum with a library's peace, filtering softly over you like white bars of light.
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Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world.
