Stanley Hauerwas Quotes
From the perspective of the one committing suicide, his or her act can be one of the most perverse forms of moral manipulation, as it abandons those left behind to their shame, guilt, and grief. Suicide is something like a metaphysical "I gotcha!" It is often an attempt to kill or wound others.
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When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!
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My manager's biggest dream is for me to be on Letterman. She says, 'Oh, Maggie, will you promise me you'll be on 'Letterman?' What can I say? I just tell her I can't promise, but I'll try my best.
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What I would ask the Democrat Party is to put your plan on the table, because most people agree with the facts, and the facts are that Social Security is running out of money.
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Since I was 10 years old, I knew I wanted to sail around the world.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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If someone had told me in high school that one day I'd write an historical novel, I would have rolled my eyes.
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Extreme poverty threatens people's right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life.
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It's a sin to be tired.
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In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody.
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I don't have much choice these days in how I have my hair.
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PETA has a proven track record of success. Each victory PETA wins for the animals is a stepping stone upon which we build a more compassionate world for all beings - and we will never give up our fight until all animals are treated with respect and kindness.
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One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and 'Ad Infinitum'.
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Conflict is the pursuit of truth.
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I have a deep compassion for the idea that it's okay to be myself. The idea that anything 'other' is bad and wrong and broken is so wildly off base.
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As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it.
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With a male-centric show, the women are usually very two-dimensional.
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There is no way I'd have wanted to live in the Twenties. It was really crap for women.
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The entire being of a woman is a secret which should be kept.
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After I go out this door, I may only exist in the minds of all my acquaintances…I may be an orange peel.
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Natura il fece, e poi roppe la stampa.
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After deep exercise of soul I was brought by grace to feel I could entirely.
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Love is moral even without legal marriage, but marriage is immoral without love.
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From the perspective of the one committing suicide, his or her act can be one of the most perverse forms of moral manipulation, as it abandons those left behind to their shame, guilt, and grief. Suicide is something like a metaphysical "I gotcha!" It is often an attempt to kill or wound others.
