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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In any art, you don't know in advance what you want to say - it's revealed to you as you say it. That's the difference between art and illustration.
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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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My denial and irresponsible attitude about asthma put me at great risk and caused me so much needless suffering. My hope is that the kids I talk to learn to open up about their asthma, become educated about their condition, and seek help.
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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 never like to be the same, whether it be comedy or drama, funny or serious.
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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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But let me open up my heart to you completely, my friends: if there were gods, how could I bear not being a god! Hence, there areno gods. I drew this conclusion, to be sure--but now it draws me.
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My writing process is editing. It's taking all the funny thoughts you've had over the last 12 months, and editing out everything that's shit. You're left with an hour and a quarter of funny stuff.
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Affection would not be affection if it was loudly and frequently expressed; to produce it in public is like getting your household furniture out for a move. It did very well in its place, but it looks shabby or tawdry or grotesque in the sunshine.
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God tests and proves us by the common occurrences of life. It is the little things which reveal the chapters of the heart.
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Some things you will think of yourself,...some things God will put into your mind.
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God has put within our lives meanings and possibilities that quite outrun the limits of mortality.
