Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes
Peace is an awareness of reserves from beyond ourselves, so that our power is not so much in us as through us. Peace is the gift, not of volitional struggle, but of spiritual hospitality.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not a Republican.
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My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.
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I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.
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A leader is admired, a boss is feared.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.
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Poets are always taking the weather so personally. They're always sticking their emotions in things that have no emotions.
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There are few women in America that don't want to lose 5 pounds, but I refuse to let that thought dominate my life. And there are too many other real problems in the world - real obesity problems and real hunger problems - to worry that much about a few pounds that I'd like to lose.
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There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?
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The fashion industry certainly has its obscene sides. The cost of a coat can be obscene. So can the cost of a photo shoot if you're working with a really good photographer.
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I would say colonialism is a wonderful thing. It spread civilization to Africa. Before it they had no written language, no wheel as we know it, no schools, no hospitals, not even normal clothing.
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I don't like pretentious films or pretentious people.
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It always struck me that Africa was, in a strange way, a futuristic place and had elements and vibes and spirits that were going to inform the future. Africa Express is an attempt to engage that power outside Africa, and for everyone to benefit from it.
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Inconvenience yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel.
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Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.
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Actors and directors work on things together. That's how I like to work, anyway. I don't want to be told what to do. I want to share it with someone and work it out together.
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My father is my inspiration.
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With acting, I didn't get much from it.
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I was in that generation where I was torn if you should put it on the web because you're giving it away for free but you also want people to see your work.
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Inspiration is the greatest gift because it opens your life to many new possibilities. Each day becomes more meaningful, and your life is enhanced when your actions are guided by what inspires you.
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I was very unhappy when I used to record and things wouldn't turn out the way I would want to, because I was being such a nice girl. I wouldn't complain when things were going wrong.
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I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.
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It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable. In the same way the pleasures of this world are very attractive in the beginning, but their consequences are terrible to contemplate and hard to endure.
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Peace is an awareness of reserves from beyond ourselves, so that our power is not so much in us as through us. Peace is the gift, not of volitional struggle, but of spiritual hospitality.
