Adam Phillips Quotes
People change, but there really are limits. One thing you discover in psychoanalytic treatment is the limits of what you can change about yourself or your life. We are children for a very long time.Adam Phillips
Quotes to Explore
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A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
Babasaheb -
Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
An MC is somebody who can control the crowd. An MC is a master of ceremonies so not only can you say your rap, you can rock the party.
Ice T -
Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many different compositions, really eclectic. These pieces of music were sources of inspiration.
Madeleine Stowe -
I've learned never say never.
Carl Forti -
Around the world, climate change is an existential threat - but if we harness the opportunities inherent in addressing climate change, we can reap enormous economic benefits.
Ban Ki-moon
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In all my movies, be it 'Page 3', 'Chandni Bar' or 'Corporate,' I have tried to depict honesty and reality.
Madhur Bhandarkar -
I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.
Pat Cash -
A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
Pat Conroy -
My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
It's aggravating that Hollywood has never gotten credit for the role it played in promoting modern design.
Camille Paglia
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Two truths are all too often overshadowed in today's political discourse: Public service is a most honorable pursuit, and so is bipartisanship.
Olympia Snowe -
Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.
Carine Roitfeld -
I was involved in legislating dozens of laws, perhaps hundreds. But my glory didn't lie in legislative work, if there is any glory in it. The Israeli law books are full of laws that aren't enforced anyway.
Yossi Sarid -
I feel so much more comfortable when I'm working on material which makes other people scratch their heads and ask, 'You're going to make a musical out of that?'
Harold Prince -
I don't want to be Tom Cruise. I'm not after some movie blockbuster career. That's not the kind of work I'm interested in. And frankly, it's not the kind of work I'm ever going to get.
Randy Harrison -
When I'm not working, I would kill to have some sort of creative outlet other than, say, a coloring book. And when I'm working, I want to do all those things I was griping about - you know, make a turkey-and-cheese sandwich, put it in a zip-top bag, and stick it in a lunch box right now!
Angie Harmon
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The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.
Irving Howe -
I don't think many people consider in their heart that they have two places that are home.
Nadia Comaneci -
I was kind of a nerdy, geeky type. And I loved math. People teased me about it. I felt pretty much like an outcast.
Jennifer Doudna -
The political system is broken, the economy is broken and so is society. That is why people are so depressed about the state of our country.
David Cameron -
People change, but there really are limits. One thing you discover in psychoanalytic treatment is the limits of what you can change about yourself or your life. We are children for a very long time.
Adam Phillips