Yousuf Karsh Quotes
I have found that great people do have in common an immense belief in themselves and in their mission. They also have great determination as well as an ability to work hard. At the crucial moment of decision, they draw on their accumulated wisdom. Above all, they have integrity.
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The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span.
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Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
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It is my absolute belief that Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities.
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When I sit at that typewriter, I have to be frightened of what I'm trying to do. I'm frightened by my own belief that I can actually get a story down on paper.
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We have points in common with the FDP, particularly when it comes to tax.
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Taste is the common sense of genius.
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I like the fact that Jack is always wearing a tie except when he's on a mission. I do like it when I get out there and dress up, or dress down, a little bit.
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It is my belief that many who think they dislike poetry are really poetical in their natures and are indebted to it, more than they imagine, for the success they may have achieved, even in practical pursuits, and for the enjoyment their lives have afforded them.
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My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship.
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I believe that your religion should be between you and whoever your belief is in.
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The organization of the government itself is something which we ought to examine in a more self-conscious way - the Federal Reserve and the Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The mission that each of them has is mainly economic but should be informed by good organizational practices.
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Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.
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Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.
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It is impossible for capitalists and laborers to have common interests.
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My inspiration comes from the common man and nature.
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No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction.
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I miss improv. I hate it in a way - watching it, doing it - but only because it's so challenging and nerve wracking. Improv is the only belief system I've ever experienced that directly works on how to be. Just how to be.
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When you have a little one, you realize that your only mission in life is to protect this helpless, very sensitive creature. That is your charge. That's primal. I relate to that deeply.
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It's important that I get time to run, to just go for a jog for about 30 minutes. It helps with my voice, but it also kind of gives me a little bit of time to myself - and you get to see a city.
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To divine the course of world events, you'd do as well to probe the entrails of dead animals. Better still, ask your hairstylist. She will be at least as insightful and probably more entertaining a prophet than anyone you can read in Foreign Affairs or the op-ed page of the Washington Post.
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My natural inclination to be improv rather than an educated character serves me well.
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Chess is a beautiful mistress.
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I have found that great people do have in common an immense belief in themselves and in their mission. They also have great determination as well as an ability to work hard. At the crucial moment of decision, they draw on their accumulated wisdom. Above all, they have integrity.
