Evelyn Underhill Quotes
The direction and constancy of the will is what really matters, & intellect & feeling are only important in so far as they contribute to that.
Quotes to Explore
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When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers.
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Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions.
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Movies, particularly the big hit movies, are all just special effects. But on television, the writers are in control of the shows, and they control the scripts.
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I'm motivated by creating a level playing field for the world so that the weak have a chance.
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When I was younger, of course I had people act inappropriately to me. I've had certain directors yell at me. But I didn't stand for it, and I didn't let it go far enough for it to be in any way abusive to me.
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Take Hispanic voters. They favor Democrats because they like the party's programs, from health care reform to government spending on education. It's not because the Republicans don't have a big enough Office of Hispanic Outreach.
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Here is God's purpose - for God, to me, it seems, is a verb not a noun, proper or improper.
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It can be hard to say if someone has a deliberate intent to defraud or if they are just really, really bad at their business. But even if people are unpublishable, it doesn't mean they should be ripped off.
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God helps those who fear Him.
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Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth.
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The studio experience fluctuates depending on who you work with, it's not like it's all one experience. Every studio is different, every producer's personality is different. You never know what you're going to do.
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But what will happen -- and I have seen this in previous catastrophes and hurricanes -- there is a bright spot in that new jobs do get created.
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I'm not the type of person that just needs to feel concrete and like nothing's going to change. I revel in the change.
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I'm most proud of my family.
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Nature conceals her mystery by her essential grandeur.
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I find drug use disrespectful, self destructive and weak. I want no part of it. I believe in complete respect for myself and others.
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When I get on a plane, I don't want a laid-back pilot. I want a pilot who is a control freak, who is paying attention to every single detail of his job.
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Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are.
