Alexander Schmemann Quotes
If the Church is in Christ, its initial act is always the act of thanksgiving, of returning the world to God.Alexander Schmemann
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We should honor Mother Earth with gratitude; otherwise our spirituality may become hypocritical.
Radhanath Swami -
My grandmother was the greatest cook in the world. She could just go in there, the whole kitchen would look like a tornado hit it and then she'd come out with the best food. Then she'd sit at the table and she wouldn't eat!
Edie Brickell -
I decided in my late teens that I wanted to be an actor, and my dad and I agreed that films were better. I work alongside my dad, you see. I've thought that films were better since I was a kid.
Tadanobu Asano -
If I'm not in shape, it feels like something is wrong. If I haven't been able to get to class for a while or I've been sick, I don't feel complete. It doesn't feel like the electricity is making its connections.
Bebe Neuwirth -
The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality.
Tammy Baldwin -
When the first record came out, I'd go down to radio stations pretty much every day to get the record played, and I would walk in and they'd tell us how much they loved the record, but they weren't sure how much they could play it because they were already playing a girl.
Pat Benatar
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Theater to me is acting but it's more real on film.
Ted Shackelford -
To be sure, boxing has always been, at best, a shady and sometimes cutthroat business, buttressed by hype and tomfoolery rivalling, at times, that of carnival circuses.
Dan Hill -
The enemy for the fanatic is pleasure, which makes it extremely important to continue to indulge in pleasure. Dance madly. That is how you get rid of terrorism.
Salman Rushdie -
We are a profoundly interconnected species, as the global economic and ecological crises reveal in vivid and frightening detail. We must embrace the simple fact that we are dependent on and accountable to one another.
Parker Palmer -
The thing is, work is the thing I love the most.
Katharine McPhee -
As anyone who has started a company knows, it's pretty common not to see any income for months.
Belinda Johnson
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You want to question what is important and why is it important. I don't have all the answers, but I'm very curious to know and learn.
Prabal Gurung -
I am particularly interested in primary education because the state of affairs in primary education in this country is a cause for concern.
Azim Premji -
When I was larger, people said I was fat. Now that I've lost weight, they say I died.
Luther Vandross Chic -
I'm one of those people who fiercely guards their privacy, so I hate doing interviews.
Megan Fox -
I respect those who openly advocate for unlimited immigration to the United States. Open borders is an intellectually coherent, defensible position.
Jan C. Ting -
I didn't tell anyone in school that I was going to be in 'Skins.' I was terrified of them putting me down.
Kaya Scodelario
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How do I define who Usher is? I'm still doing it - every day, every new opportunity, every stage, every interview, every other thing that I've done, every time that I've invested in anything that is all the definition of who I am.
Usher -
The only true vision comes not from God but from the inmost recesses of the human mind.
Orson Scott Card -
I'd like to say from the beginning that the 12 years I've been coming here, I've met unfailing courtesy and cooperation, courtesy from your people and cooperation from the Ministry of Information.
Peter Arnett -
I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
Lord Byron -
If the Church is in Christ, its initial act is always the act of thanksgiving, of returning the world to God.
Alexander Schmemann