Nachman of Breslov Quotes

The man who acts humble in order to win praise is guilty of the lowest form of pride.

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• Going to rehearsals of school plays got me out of science. It became clear what inspired me and what dampened my spirit. The only other thing I could do at school was trampolining - it didn't seem to have much future in it.

  

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• We don't ask the actor playing James Bond what his sexual preference is. So I don't know what it is, really, with trying to out actors who portray gay characters on television. But it is some sort of fascination in society.

  

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• Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

  

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• The worst is when I know I'm going to have to cry in a scene.

  

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• No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.

  

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• From when I was 7 until I was 22, I played football. That was always my struggle as a kid. I always wanted to be an artist, but my parents were divorced, and my dad really wanted me to play sports, and that's how I got to see him. He would come pick me up or take me to practice, and he was always at my games.

  

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• I hope that the opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will be a life-altering experience that inspires every American to rededicate themselves to the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream.

  

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• Due to the reliance on the old heavy industries in many parts of the country, it makes perfect sense that we need to spend more money per head of population on welfare support in Scotland.

  

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• 'Scott Pilgrim' is something that was a little bit more difficult to put in one box. But, to me, that's not necessarily a bad thing about the movie.

  

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• Around 14, I was turned on to Shania, Reba, Merle Haggard, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood... and I've followed it ever since.

  

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• I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.

  

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• I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.

  

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• The English are good at bad guys - the James Bond-style villain, cunning, slow-burning. The Americans are much more obvious about it.

  

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• The teachers are trying to build the same culture in the classroom as we're building in the organization.

  

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• Stella, think not that I by verse seek fame,Who seek, who hope, who love, who live but thee;Thine eyes my pride, thy lips mine history:If thou praise not, all other praise is shame.

  

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• I am a humble person.

  

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• If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged.

  

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• Sometimes this was just the way the game ended. Sometimes you did your best, and it all went straight to hell anyway.

  

  Brenna Yovanoff
  • Game
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• The man who acts humble in order to win praise is guilty of the lowest form of pride.

  

  Nachman of Breslov
  • Pride
  • Guilty
  • Humble