Miguel de Unamuno Quotes
My work...is to shatter the faith of men here, there, and everywhere, faith in affirmation, faith in negation, and faith in abstention from faith, and this for the sake of faith in faith itself.
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You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.
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To be fair, I don't think it's a plague to say I have the misfortune of making movies for a living.
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I guess something people wouldn't expect me to listen to are artists like Alicia Keys. But she is so incredibly talented. She has this huge voice and great work ethic, which I really respect in an artist. She is also very humble and gracious and devoted to her skill.
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We must continue to foster relevant and constructive dialogue among Israeli and Palestinian communities.
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My grandfather had been on the New York City force with his 11 brothers around the turn of the century. He was killed in the line of duty. My father, who was 16, was the oldest son, so he had to quit school and go to work to support his mother.
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Whatever I hear in my head is what I play.
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Cain has built a city. For God's Eden he substitutes his own, for the goal given to his life by God, he substitutes a goal chosen by himself.
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Man's power is first of all the result of hardening his heart against God: man affirms that he is strong, conquers the world, and builds cities.
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We cannot bear a pointless torment, but we can endure great pain if we believe that it's purposeful.
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All religions segregate also...every religion asserts an order of truth and every other order is regarded as a lie.
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Day-colored wine, night-colored wine, wine with purple feet or wine with topaz blood, wine, starry child of earth.
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The Universal Declaration... as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations...it not only crystallizes the political thought of our times on these matters, but it has also influenced the thinking of legislators all over the world.
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Because I cannot work except in solitude, it is necessary that I live my work and that is impossible except in solitude.
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To establish what is true is very difficult. Frequently it is easier to establish what is false. And, passing through the false, it's possible to understand something about truth.
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There's a coffin in the back of the church as the wedding is going on ... Look, I'm a romantic. I like marriage...In the movies.
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Love people for the sake of God, but never love God for the sake of people.
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Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things, and thence proceed to greater.
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I'm French. I have not become an Englishman. I have the impression of living on an island called Arsenal. If you fancy a sightseeing tour of London, don't ask me. You would get lost.
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People always say to me, 'It must have been wonderful coming from old Hollywood, with all those movie stars,' but I never knew anyone. I didn't even know who Charlie Chaplin was. My parents really kept me away from it all.
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My work...is to shatter the faith of men here, there, and everywhere, faith in affirmation, faith in negation, and faith in abstention from faith, and this for the sake of faith in faith itself.
