Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
Man is spirit. But what is spirit? Spirit is the self. But what is the self? The self is a relation which relates itself to itself.
Quotes to Explore
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There is no way a spirit of resistance that has sunk so deep in the population can be repressed.
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This I know; the spirit of Man cannot be stopped.
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The rivalry between the Montague and the Capulet kids seems very modern to me. Juliet is a free spirit, full of untapped love and passion. I think a lot of girls can relate to her. And it's very relevant in terms of kids defying their parents.
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The sense of one's past is so strong and forms our sense of self so strongly, it will always fascinate, elude and confuse me.
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My silver cord – the link between my body and my spirit – was extremely sensitive. It was what allowed me to sense dreamscapes at a distance. It could also snap me back into my skin.
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Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.
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You've got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society.
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That which comes and goes, rises and sets, is born and dies is the ego. That which always abides, never changes, and is devoid of qualities is the Self.
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The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.
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Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.
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Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights of the Spirit.
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Never mind. The self is the least of it. Let our scars fall in love.
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When your higher self is present, it always promotes peace.
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Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?
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Your spirit is your spirit, whether you're religious or whatever.
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The cause of suffering is that the unbounded Self is overshadowed by the world.
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Down on the ground, we seem to do anything but make lengthy, robust monologues. We can communicate in an instant almost anywhere. Gone is the slow old letter - itself a monologue, a sort of considered performance of best self - and in its place is the e-mail, the text, the SMS, the tweet.
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Heaven is a state of mind, not a location, since Spirit is everywhere and in everything.
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Instruments and playthings are sense and spirit: behind them there is still the Self. The Self seeketh with the eyes of the senses, it hearkeneth also with the ears of the spirit.
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I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.
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I am a friend when I need to be a friend, a father when I need to be a father, a musician when music calls. I switch roles accordingly.
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I am convinced that in the arts, committees are useless.
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Not all of us are chameleons that can do every different thing. I hope I'm going to be typecast. I will play the girl next door for the rest of my life if I have to. I always kind of feel like I have that in my pocket when I go in a room.
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Man is spirit. But what is spirit? Spirit is the self. But what is the self? The self is a relation which relates itself to itself.
