Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes
It is cynicism and fear that freeze life; it is faith that thaws it out, releases it, sets it free.
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I hope to instill, in every child I meet, my love and enthusiasm for reading and stories.
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Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind.
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Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.
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I like to write scenes in the middle of the night. We could change every word of 'Family Ties' between Monday and Friday.
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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.
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I've been able to sell a number of pilots. Most have been based on my personal experience, so basically, my pitches have been like 'Sit-'n-Spin' pieces.
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I've been the best player on every team that I played on, so if I can't be the poster child of your team, then what else is it? It's got to be a black-white issue. Every white player I know who's the best player on their team is the poster child of that team.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
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For me to own land in Detroit, it was a badge of honor, and it was support for the city.
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I have lived my whole life with high intensity.
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The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.
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Then there was Clark Ashton Smith, who wrote for Weird Tales and who had a wild imagination. He wasn't a very talented writer, but his imagination was wonderful.
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Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ, by commanding his followers to lay down their own lives.
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I've got a one-dimensional mind.
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My first meal when I wake up is five boiled eggs, egg whites, and a slice of whole wheat bread.
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I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 96% how I react to it.
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I've always been this way. This is who I am. Take it or leave it. You'll either hate me or you'll love me. I have a strong personality which isn't necessarily good or bad. I really don't mind what people in Oklahoma who I don't know think of me. I really only care about the people in my life.
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I have written more than 100 novels and novellas since 1983 - I was first published in 1985. There was an overlap of three years with my teaching career, but finally I felt good enough about my writing career to quit teaching and write full time.
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If I could give you information of my life, it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange and unaccustomed paths to do In His service what He has done in her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done all, and I nothing.
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It is cynicism and fear that freeze life; it is faith that thaws it out, releases it, sets it free.
