Paul Kurtz Quotes
The meaning of life is not to be discovered only after death in some hidden, mysterious realm; on the contrary, it can be found by eating the succulent fruit of the Tree of Life and by living in the here and now as fully and creatively as we can.
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I breeze through Twitter - I look at the mentions, the pictures, the videos.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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I only use my sick days for hang-overs and soap opera weddings.
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I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear.
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If I could travel back in time, I'd bring back the entire Wu-Tang Clan.
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Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.
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Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake it for a universal one.
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We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational technology that is the same high quality everywhere.
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Fortunately or not, expectations are always high for all my films.
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For the better part of two centuries, outsiders have been offering explanations that range from racist to learned-sounding - the supposed inferiority of blacks, the heritage of slavery, overpopulation - for why Haiti remains the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
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I don't want to give any advice to a 19-year-old, because I want a 19-year-old to make mistakes and learn from them. Make mistakes, make mistakes, make mistakes. Just make sure they're your mistakes.
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I love Comme des Garcons. I think everything she touches is almost like gold. And she does it so quietly. No branding.
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I usually start my day with a light breakfast of fruit and eggs and take granola bars with me to eat after practice. Lunch and dinner usually consist of chicken over pasta or rice and beans.
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Pot barley takes longer to cook than pearl, but an overnight soak in water will speed things along. It's a robust grain that, if overcooked, won't collapse but will become more tender.
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That's the good thing about being president, I can do whatever I want.
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Our government shouldn’t make promises we cannot keep – but we must keep the promises we’ve already made.
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Bin ich ein Gott? Mir wird so licht!
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I have gone back to some things that can't possibly be done: water, with weeds waving at the bottom. It is a wonderful sight, but it drives one to crazy to try to paint it. But that is the kind of thing I am always a tackling.
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I'm a rock and roll singer.
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If somebody offered me the money I would probably make one but would I actually seek it out? I don't know. I don't really live my life like that.
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Yeah, I think there are many other important things in life, not just tennis.
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Enemies' promises were made to be broken.
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The meaning of life is not to be discovered only after death in some hidden, mysterious realm; on the contrary, it can be found by eating the succulent fruit of the Tree of Life and by living in the here and now as fully and creatively as we can.
