Hannah Arendt Quotes
Kant stated defensively that he had 'found it necessary to deny knowledge. . . to make room for faith,' but he had not made room for faith; he had made room for thought, and he had not 'denied knowledge' but separated knowledge from thinking.
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A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don't worry about that.
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Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.
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Don't forget to eat a lot of greens and fish oil pills. Those are two of the best things to keep your skin glowing.
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My dad was really complex, and I was raised by that. My mom is really bright - very book bright - and so those things collide... I learned that I could put all of that stuff together in the world of acting, and I could make a dollar at it.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness gets reshaped around the idol - you become like what you worship. That's one of the basic spiritual laws.
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Or the other process that is important is that I compress longer sections of composed music, either found or made by myself, to such an extent that the rhythm becomes a timbre, and formal subdivisions become rhythm.
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Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!
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I was raised a Christian. I'd like to think I have Christian values. I don't attend church.
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Few things are as essential as education.
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Give the peasants neither life nor death.
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I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.
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Our choices are going to determine the future for our children, our children's children, and their children. I take that responsibility very seriously.
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I always tell people a clean cooking area is a clean mind which is available for the creativity.
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I'm quite intuitive about what I pick. Often it's to do with what I've just done and how I'm feeling.
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I grew up listening to a lot of different types of music, and R&B in particular was something that I loved - Aaliyah, Usher, Alicia Keys, TLC.
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In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians couldn't bear that. They are not used to listening to the bass because they think the bass is in the background to support them.
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Growing up in South London, we went to a school where there were not that many Jewish kids. I love being Jewish in L.A.; it feels really normal. The culture seems to be integrated into Hollywood. Everyone uses Yiddish words like 'schlep' and 'schmooze.' That's what I love about New York, too.
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These are just the tip of the iceberg, because I read and read and read. I read everything.
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Fabrics and lining make a big difference in the garment. If you're buying an expensive trench coat, and it's lined in something cheap, it doesn't feel as nice.
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Maybe we just like winners, ... We hope some of that will carry over to the Redskins.
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I believe there is complete equality between men and women.
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I can't work completely out of my imagination. I must put my foot in a bit of truth; and then I can fly free.
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Kant stated defensively that he had 'found it necessary to deny knowledge. . . to make room for faith,' but he had not made room for faith; he had made room for thought, and he had not 'denied knowledge' but separated knowledge from thinking.
