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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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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You have Palestinians living in Israel with full political rights. You don’t have discriminatory laws against them, I mean not letting them swim on certain beaches or anything like that. I think it's unfair to call Israel an apartheid state. If Kerry did so, I think he made a mistake.
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Wake! For the Sun, who scatter'd into flightThe Stars before him from the Field of Night,Drives Night along with them from Heav'n, and strikesThe Sultan's Turret with a Shaft of Light.
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While man is growing, life is in decrease;And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb.Our birth is nothing but our death begun.
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Our outer world will always be a reflection of our inner world. Our level of success is always going to parallel our level of personal development. Until we dedicate time each day to developing ourselves into the person we need to be to create the life we want, success is always going to be a struggle to attain.
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The energy or active exercise of the mind constitutes life.
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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.
