Henry Kissinger Quotes
The Israelis want security. The Arabs want dignity. And they consider the demands of each other as incompatible.
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Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
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I was never that kid who used to brag about anything.
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Horrible things happen when you run out of other people's money, and life and work becomes a burden when there is no reward for your effort.
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What a world this will be when human possibilities are freed, when we discover each other, when the stranger is no longer the potential criminal and the certain inferior!
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I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a 'mature' record means.
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There is something magical in seeing what you can do, what texture and tone and colour you can produce merely with a pen point and a bottle of ink.
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Black unemployment is twice white unemployment and has been for decade after decade.
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When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
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I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.
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By playing games you can artificially speed up your learning curve to develop the right kind of thought processes.
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I want to communicate to the everyday person. I don't want to just roll around in my own avant-garde pool of coolness.
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Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.
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One should know their body types well to experiment with trends.
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I was privileged to grow up in Mexico at a time when you could play in the streets. We lived not too far from the ocean, and we would be outside all the time with the neighbours' kids, running free. What better place could there be for a child?
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I don't mind being called 'Supernova.' If one nickname is going to stick, that's not a bad one!
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I increasingly see organized religion as actually my enemy. They treat me as their enemy. Not all Christians, of course. Not all Jews, not all Muslims.
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A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.
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As a father, I would say I am more like a mother. I do a lot of hugging.
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I don't believe in religion. I believe the example of Christ. I believe in the example of a perfect human being that if you can live for other people away from yourself you will be happy. If you live for yourself you will be unhappy and then you will not be able to sleep or do anything else... finally. I think insofar, and I really believe this, insofar as people do live with the other fellow [God] in mind, they have to be happy you know? Because it raises you up.
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I was looking for something to love, for I was in love with loving, and I hated security and a smooth way, free from snares.
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The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself to the greatest extent possible. When you do that, you have dignity. You have the pride. You can walk about with character and pride no matter in what place you happen to finish.
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I find the public passion for justice quite boring and artificial.
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It is not necessary that the scion of a singing family, even if he sings, can excel in it. In order to reach his peak he has to work very, very hard.
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The Israelis want security. The Arabs want dignity. And they consider the demands of each other as incompatible.
