Rudolf Christoph Eucken Quotes
The transformation of environment has become the purpose of human life; life seems real only insofar as it deals with things.
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Unfortunately, America doesn't have a minister of culture, and I don't understand why. It's really bad for young people.
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If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.
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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
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I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
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The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.
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We live in a dark time. Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day.
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The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially when they're renegotiating contracts.
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Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
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I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.
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And the success of the union movement, historically, has always been to benefit all working men and women - not just people who belong to the union.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end.
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The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5 to 10 years, coupled with occupation forces of 250,000 Allied soldiers to keep the peace throughout the country.
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We are all the same person trying to shake hands with our self.
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That's what makes writer's block so painful. You think the well has run dry, maybe somewhere in the heavens the tap has been turned off. That's beyond frightening.
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I'll be judged on the body of work and not the popularity of any one decision.
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I'm a huge fan of the Clintons. I love Hillary; I love Bill.
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My life is so full of sacrifices.
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I think most people who decide to become a musician have to be prepared for some degree of struggle. It makes the art better if you go through some struggles. To be an artist, in any form, you have to develop some sense of compassion and empathy - it's an important quality for everyone to have, on a human level. But I think, as part of our job, you have to be able to do that, so suffering, tends - if you allow it - to let you look on the bright side. It will help with those senses.
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I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word.
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I've been performing since I was in high school, so I've seen people react to my music and my playing. I'm always appreciative when people like the music, but I'm not shocked.
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If you want to say it with flowers, a single rose says: 'I'm cheap!'
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The transformation of environment has become the purpose of human life; life seems real only insofar as it deals with things.
