Hans Jonas Quotes
Unlike the interference of ordinary interest, power, or prejudice, which touches philosophy only at its outskirts and becomes at most a matter for philosophical tactics, the claim of revelation to the highest truth touches philosophy at its core and must affect its whole strategy.
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Always remember: My general theme is 'There is no message.' There never has been. Stop trying to find the message or the meaning in everything. That's. My. Theme.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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But I'm not objective when I'm acting.
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I'm easily entertained.
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There's no specific mission statement for the 'Toast.'
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Even in the angels there is the subordination of one hierarchy to another, and in the heavens, and all the bodies that are moved, the lowest by the highest and the highest in their turn unto the Supreme Mover of all.
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I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
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Accordingly, one race is neither superior nor inferior to another.
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Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain; here consuming hatred, there the childlike smile of serene humility.
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I understood early on that the freedom of America is what made our way of life possible and that we should help other people live in freedom, too.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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I am not suggesting that just by taking the Metro, I will save billions. But I hope others will follow.
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As a writer, one is always a little blind to what one writes.
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In Mexico we have a trick - add a crystal of salt to the kettle and the tea tastes better, almost English. But after four pots, your kettle's broken.
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So, for me the town hall meetings are really an opportunity to engage in two-way dialogue with people, and they've been very helpful.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.
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God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met.
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Publishers love to compartmentalize, and 'Second Chance' was not an easy novel to define.
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You mustn't underestimate an audience's intelligence.
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There once was an umpire whose vision Was cause for abuse and derision He remarked in surprise, 'Why pick on my eyes? It's my heart that dictates my decision.'
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It shows there is serious intent on the part of energy companies like SSE to try to get not only the newer technologies like wind well established but also the very new technologies out of the laboratory and on the ground, generating power.
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(We are) the herpes of American cinema (because) we aren't going anywhere...
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Unlike the interference of ordinary interest, power, or prejudice, which touches philosophy only at its outskirts and becomes at most a matter for philosophical tactics, the claim of revelation to the highest truth touches philosophy at its core and must affect its whole strategy.
