Karen Armstrong Quotes
All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering.
Quotes to Explore
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Music can bring about different vibes on the field, off the field, urban life, going to church, leaving church. Everything the world may bring, there's a song for it to put you in the right frame of mind.
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I'm from Maine. I eat apple pie for breakfast.
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In general, I think the world is a good place if you work hard, believe in yourself, have good intentions, and if you are kind to people, I believe that good things happen to you.
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Mum and Dad were very much friends and up for life. There was no anxiety for anything when I was growing up; they just taught me to be me.
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You know, I'm kind of a wild crazy workaholic guy.
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I guess I crave stability.
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I know you can be up one minute and drop the next, so I'm trying to maintain a steady course so I can have some longevity.
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Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become alike lawful in all the States - old as well as new - North as well as South.
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I have seen life from the top down and the bottom up. I know how it looks both ways. And I know there is wisdom and that there is hope.
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I've taught myself how to use good, fresh ingredients and to prepare them as simply as possible by cooking only to enhance their intrinsic flavors.
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I think I've slayed my long jump demons.
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I'm a natural blonde!
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It seems that this situation is not restricted to science but is more generally human.
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I love zoo sanctuaries.
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I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.
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Yes, I've kissed a lot of guys. I like to kiss, but that's it. I don't go home with anyone. I sleep with my animals, like my baby monkey, Brigitte Bardot.
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When I was born, my parents - my mother especially - couldn't come to terms with that fact that they had another baby girl. I know these stories in detail because every time a guest visited, or there was a gathering, they repeated this story in front of me that how I was the unwanted child.
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There are as many forms of happiness as sorrow, though most prove fleeting.
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When a chivalrous man makes an oath, he is faithful to it, and when he attains power, he spares his enemy.
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My favorite travel pastime is writing music, either with my guitar or on my computer.
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I am not a person to be pressured - by anybody or any nation.
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I don't believe in revenge. When people are bullies it's because of a deeper-rooted issue - either their family life is tough or they're being bullied by someone bigger than they are.
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All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering.
