Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes
God has put within our lives meanings and possibilities that quite outrun the limits of mortality.
Quotes to Explore
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Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
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Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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State assaults on the separation of church and state are nothing new.
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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.
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I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
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Religious faith, like political belief, should be based on reasoning, on the development of thought and feelings. The two things are inseparable.
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The Hispanic population in this country is not a monolith. When you're in Miami, the newscast is going to be different from the newscast in Los Angeles.
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When I'm working in the studio, I like to be on my own because I don't know where I'm going; I want to be completely free to spend lots of time on songs.
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I think all our characters are an amalgam of people we know in our world and ourselves.
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You think you know what love is - until you have a child and discover that unconditional mother love.
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I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie.
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They put it on the page because it sounded good or it looked good or they read it in a book somewhere that this is how you structure a script or something, and they just don't get it. It's surprising.
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I did have an offer to direct one of the Alien movies but I wasn't too excited about all the effects work.
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But I won't work with the exact same crew film after film because I feel the work would get a little complacent.
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I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.
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The public always picks quality.
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Both for my wife and myself, the personal friendships that have grown out of scientific contacts with colleagues from many different countries have been an important part of our lives, and the travels we have made together in connection with the world-wide scientific co-operation have given us rich treasures of experiences.
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I think anyone who's ever gone through adolescence and wanted something from their parents knows the basic tenets of a con.
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If our lives are truly plans of God, someone had better call a meeting soon to remind us, once more, what great miracles we really are.
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Do you know how you get the urge to clean your room, and it’s no big deal? But when your mom tells you that you have to clean your room, you don't want to? That's me, anyway.
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'Is it my fault?' Joe said. 'Did I make that quarter you gave me obsolete?' He felt anger.'In some weird way,' Al said, 'yes, it is your fault. But I don’t know how. Maybe one day I’ll figure it out.'
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In my own life if I knew I was going to pass away I'd love to sit down and resolve every issue so I could go peacefully.
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God has put within our lives meanings and possibilities that quite outrun the limits of mortality.
