Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human; they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something.
Quotes to Explore
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We were descended from royalty.
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.
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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.
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Polka dots are fabulous.
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I call it the 'House of Reprehensibles.' We don't have any real political resistance to this growth of the domestic state across the board. So I'm much more focused on that than on the Patriot Act, which is a real effort, however inept, to deal with a real problem.
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A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil which abounds in weeds. His Majesty roots up the weeds and will put in good plants instead. Let us reckon that this is already done when the soul decides to practice prayer and has begun to do so.
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In terms of 'Solaris,' I didn't really think about the religious aspect an awful lot. There's one scene at a dinner party, and it's discussed, but it wasn't an overwhelming theme for me.
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Tweeting has taught me the discipline to say more with fewer words.
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There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come.
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We are removing the most important cultural roadblock to accepting the role of God as creator.
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I love thrift shopping. You can get ten things because everything costs, like, three dollars.
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Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.
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Without awareness of bodily feeling and attitude, a person becomes split into a disembodied spirit and a disenchanted body.
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It is not extraordinary that the extraterrestrial origin of women was a recurrent theme of science fiction.
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Men become old, but they never become good.
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...and he crosses the line with the ball almost mesmerically tied to his foot with a piece of string.
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The governments of the Western nations, whether monarchical or republican, had passed into the invisible hands of a plutocracy, international in power and grasp. It was, I venture to suggest, this semi-occult power which....pushed the mass of the American people into the cauldron of World War I.
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I like men who are very cool but also so brilliant that they are almost insane. Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Tom Waits - men who would be flipping burgers if they hadn't found an outlet for their brilliant mind-sets. I also like men who have hands with big masculine veins that you can squish and move.
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The journey towards success is not always easy or upwards.
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The essence of humor is sensibility; warm, tender fellow-feeling with all forms of existence.
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People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human; they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something.
