Tertullian Quotes
Offerings to propitiate the dead then were regarded as belonging to the class of funeral sacrifices, and these are idolatry. Idolatry, in fact, is a sort of homage to the departed, the one as well as the other is a service to dead men. Moreover, demons dwell in the images of the dead. ... this sort of exhibition has passed from honors of the dead to honors of the living; I mean, to quaestorships financial overseers and magistractes, to priestly offices of different kinds. Yet, since idolatry still cleaves to the dignity's name, whatever is done in its name partakes of its impurity.
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I couldn't stand back and watch the strong economy that my father envisioned go to ruins.
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Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system. The studios insisted that only stars could make movies successful.
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The whole period of the '60s changed a lot of us; there was never a decade like that in American history... to have the decade capture one of the great accomplishments of this century: man landing on the moon.
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When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
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Every artist says that he/she wants to do something challenging, and I'm not any different. If someone approaches me with a serious role, I'll be more than happy.
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I like to try to make the characters I play be as human as possible.
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Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
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I'm always collecting emotions for future reference.
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I play to see what I can accomplish. I don't play for fun. I play to see how good I can be.
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I am not a politician by nature, but I will say I think there need to be more women in FIFA, and I would be open to having those conversations when the time is right.
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I think several generations of my family had novels in the drawer. You know the montage in 'The Royal Tenenbaums' where each character has produced some sort of minor work? It was like having a magician in the household.
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I'm glad that people know my military service. But, like this nation, we are more than our military. And the rest of our story is the same as the rest of my story.
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I think a lot of people don't actually know me. They think, 'She's like this,' or, 'She's like that.' They say I have no emotions - I do, but you couldn't see them then. I had to keep them inside.
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In college, I took an acting class as a lark. I was surprised by how much it interested me. It seemed like something I could do my whole life and always try to get better at.
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Are we really so far from the Victorians? Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century.
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Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.
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All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
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Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.
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Satisfaction, I have the right tactics... And if you need em I got crazy prophylactics.
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I tend to like the last sentence I just wrote, which is: 'It was late in the fall and the trees lining our driveway had turned red like a row of burning matches.'
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My journey has always been the balance between chaos and order.
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I'm an actor. 99.9% of all actors in the world have been in denial towards the military.
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Offerings to propitiate the dead then were regarded as belonging to the class of funeral sacrifices, and these are idolatry. Idolatry, in fact, is a sort of homage to the departed, the one as well as the other is a service to dead men. Moreover, demons dwell in the images of the dead. ... this sort of exhibition has passed from honors of the dead to honors of the living; I mean, to quaestorships financial overseers and magistractes, to priestly offices of different kinds. Yet, since idolatry still cleaves to the dignity's name, whatever is done in its name partakes of its impurity.
