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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I don't know why we choose to reach out to help another person, or why we decide that we can't, and withdraw and try to care only for ourselves, but I'm fascinated by that choice.
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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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Qui stultis videri eruditi volunt stulti eruditis videntur.
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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 think that I've learned to relax, and trust in and hire very talented people, and trust in their abilities a little more.
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You need to make things and not be so precious about whether they're any good or not. Because I have a secret for you: they're not good. They're flawed, and you need to find out what the flaws are as fast as possible.
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I never listen to what people tell me and I can't read. The only way I know what is right and wrong is the way I feel about things. If I feel bad, it's wrong. If I feel good, it's right.
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Well, I don't know how astute I am, but I did want to be a journalist when I was growing up.
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It is cynicism and fear that freeze life; it is faith that thaws it out, releases it, sets it free.
