Isaac of Nineveh Quotes
The prayer of one who does not consider himself a sinner is not accepted by the Lord.
Quotes to Explore
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Was music my talent really? No, I don't think I was particularly talented.
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There's a difference between those who breed terrorism and those who fight terrorism. This difference should be recognised by the people of India.
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One should never be so formal that one loses life, but one should never be so informal that one becomes without form of any kind.
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I'm quite interested in the absolute roots of narrative, why we tell stories at all: where the monsters come from.
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All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn't have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.
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I do not keep a diary. Never have. To write a diary every day is like returning to one's own vomit.
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Every time somebody would ask me what I want to be when I grow up, I would always say, 'I want to be on Broadway!'
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Blood: A red substance believed to be capable of supporting life but which in a theatrical drama invariably indicates death.
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If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
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People can save the world by the way they think and by the way they behave and what they hold to be important.
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Try it first And you'll see its a blessing And it's not a curse.
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To be conformed to this world is to risk the loss of one’s eternal soul.
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I am a dreamer of words, of written words. I think I am reading; a word stops me. I leave the page. The syllables of the word begin to move around. Stressed accents begin to invert. The word abandons its meaning like an overload which is too heavy and prevents dreaming. Then words take on other meanings as if they had the right to be young. And the words wander away, looking in the nooks and crannies of vocabulary for new company, bad company.
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Give me, for my life, all lives, give me all the pain of everyone, I'm going to turn it into hope. Give me all the joys, even the most secret, because otherwise how will these things be known? I have to tell them, give me the labors of everyday, for that's what I sing.
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Fue adondo a mi me perdieron quw logre por fin encontrarme? Was it where they lost me that I finally found myself?
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If you work hard enough at something, it begins to make itself part of you, even though you do not really like it and know that part isn't real.
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For me, doing a show, the excitement of singing live, and the possibility that you're not gonna be perfect - that's the thrill of it.
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The effort of trying to turn grief into regret, to live entirely on past nourishment, even to keep the sharper parts of nostalgia credible (he found himself beginning to doubt and struggle with the intricacies of the smaller memories), and, most of all, the fearful absence of anything that could begin to take their place, had worn him down.
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Fear can keep you alive. The trick is not to let it overwhelm you. Not to let it rule you. If you’re afraid, that’s the universe trying to tell you something. Get away. Don’t run; don’t panic. Just pick up and walk out, calm as you please. Panic makes you stupid.
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There is no mention of mistletoe as a sacred herb.
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Prayer is the answer to every problem there is.
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The prayer of one who does not consider himself a sinner is not accepted by the Lord.
