Karen Armstrong Quotes
People would continue to adopt a particular conception of the divine because it worked for them, not because it was scientifically or philosophically sound.
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Because I'm in the public eye, I think that I would prefer to date someone regular who isn't in the news all the time, but I think even if you date someone regular, they'll still put it in the news.
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Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them.
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I love work where I can find out more about the world and its history.
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My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks?
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Allowing adult children who live at home who are in between jobs to stay on their parents' health care, I think that's a lot of Republican support for that, with or without Obamacare.
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The E.U. can deliver on its citizens' needs and make its partnerships work only if we all act together - E.U. institutions and national governments, at all levels, united.
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Relationships are people's No. 1 priorities. They want to have good relationships, and a lot of times they don't.
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I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a label for certain kinds of arrangements.
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Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed.
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The Highlander was a documentary, and events happened in real time.
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Don't try to dress like me or wear your hair like mine. Find your own style.
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It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins.
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In 2005 in Iraq, the constitution was written. A new government was elected. That government was trying to take office in 2006.
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Women's tennis has been around for a very long time - we're talking about the 1800s. But women's soccer hasn't had such a long history, so now they're right at the beginning of really trying to make things equal. We need to continue not only to advocate for women but to have men advocating for women.
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With social media, people share mostly their best moments. Don't feel like you're not doing enough when you see a mom posting about making applesauce after you bought it. Ha ha! It's fine! Just for raising a little human being, you should be commended.
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I think a lot of a man's outlook in life - at least mine - is shaped by his relationship with his father.
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'Miracles, signs, wonders, deliverance and healing cannot be exchanged with money.'
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I have encountered those who feel that libraries have served their purpose and are no longer needed. There are those who consider them a soft target when it comes to local authority budget cuts. In certain political quarters, there is a refusal to see that our public library service needs active protection.
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I still believe in marriage.
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The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a relatively small number of people.
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Design is not so much a design issue as a power struggle.
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People would continue to adopt a particular conception of the divine because it worked for them, not because it was scientifically or philosophically sound.
