Paul Kurtz Quotes
Life, when fully lived under a variety of cultural conditions, can be euphoric and optimistic; it can be a joy to experience and a wonder to behold.
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In the '80s the band was 24/7. You were only as good as what you were producing at any given moment. Now my family is more important. I also think having the shock of your mum and dad dying humbles you slightly.
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I believe journalism or news will migrate to the online medium.
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I think change needs to be egoless. It's not about my leaving my fingerprints or a legacy. It's more important to be part of a process by rolling up your sleeves, being on the ground, initiating projects, starting campaigns - you know, building stuff.
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I never edit the songs that come out. And they tend to come out as a whole. The closest thing I have ever done to editing them is just cutting out a verse, but never rewriting lyrics.
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Multicultural markets are nuanced but not alien.
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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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I love running and I will always run.
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Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions.
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I never had the chance to consider what or how I wanted to be.
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Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates.
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One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers.
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I don't outline. I sit down to write, and I take the ride. If something starts to not feel right, I go back to the last place that felt like jazz to me.
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There is a school in Israel called Hand in Hand which I support. There Arab and Jewish students study together on a daily basis.
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I love Judy Garland, Shirley Bassey.
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You have this enormous network and no one knows what's out there.
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A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
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She waits for me; my lady Earth, Smiles and waits and sighs;I'll say her nay, and hide away, Then take her by surprise.
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If you look at things like Google Now also. Maybe you want to just have a question answered for you before you ask it.
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Such religion as there can be in modern life, every individual will have to salvage from the churches for himself.
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The spirit of rock 'n' roll is alive and well. It kind of just needs to be cultivated a little bit.
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I love being a judge, and I anticipate being a judge for the rest of my life.
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Since the commencement of 1830, I had been living with Mr. Joseph Travis, who was to me a kind master and placed the greatest confidence in me; in fact, I had no cause to complain of his treatment of me.
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Sometimes, when you have someone behind the counter who's supposed to assist you and help you out, just being completely bored and uninterested - sometimes it's a little bit frustrating, you know?
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Life, when fully lived under a variety of cultural conditions, can be euphoric and optimistic; it can be a joy to experience and a wonder to behold.
