Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes
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I do constantly get to change the way I look, which is sort of an old-school idea of acting.
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Thoughts are fine when you don't confuse them with who you are, and then thoughts are not a problem. Thinking is a wonderful tool to create things in this world. It only becomes problematic and a source of suffering when you confuse thinking with who you are.
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My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.
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CEOs and employers at for-profit corporations should not be able to prevent women from access to health care simply because of their own personal religious objections.
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However, the radio and national media depend much more on the hype from a good record label, and from a ' buzz ' about a band, then from just one or two good shows. There are a lot of artists that have a ton of good press going for them, and still do not make it big in the US.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, you know, it's all - you're all settled, you know? You're going to be fine. I know that if I'm not confused, and really afraid, my work isn't going to be any good.
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Whether it's backing up or starting, I have the confidence to go out there and do good, so I'm gonna play my role.
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Men are every bit as gendered as women.
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Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.
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Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most segregated times in America is the hour of worship.
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By now it is evident that the Soviet Union must gain control of Europe to maintain its empire.
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You can't build another bridge that's so close to ours. It's stupid.
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On 24 August 1939, as an officer in the reserve, I had to join my regiment in Potsdam.
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I always say I write my own novels and the characters don't take control of me, but in fact, I look at the characters in the early stages and I think, 'What is he or she like,' and they slowly come together and they become the person they are.
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Let's cooperate and challenge the administration to cooperate with us because within the administration there are also moderates and people who are not fully comfortable with the tendencies that have prevailed in recent times.
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Power is not just political. It can be cultural; it can be spiritual.
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When we launched the WineLibrary website in 1996, I didn't even own a computer yet. I just understood that there was an opportunity here to market in a different way.
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I've traveled around the world.
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Darkness cannot be overcome with more darkness, only with light. Violence cannot be overcome with more violence, only with peace.
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Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental human right.
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When I was younger I used to pick things just to face the fear.
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The White man pays Reverend Martin Luther King so that Martin Luther King can keep the Negro defenseless.
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Every man has his folly, but the greatest folly of all … is not to have one.
