Alexander Schmemann Quotes
We should have understood long ago that there is, in this world, religion without God, religion as a center of all idols that possess fallen man, religion that is the justification for these idols.
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What's surprised me most about the demands of blogging - the relentlessness of it. 24-hour news cycle, every media imaginable right here in New York, totally fair game.
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I recognize myself to be an intensely naive person. Most novelists are, despite frequent pretensions to deep socio-political insight.
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I'm fascinated by political enthusiasm.
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Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals.
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For single women, admitting that you want kids when you're still unattached can feel like exposing a vulnerability. It did to me.
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They put it on the page because it sounded good or it looked good or they read it in a book somewhere that this is how you structure a script or something, and they just don't get it. It's surprising.
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All the men in my family were bearded, and most of the women.
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Both for my wife and myself, the personal friendships that have grown out of scientific contacts with colleagues from many different countries have been an important part of our lives, and the travels we have made together in connection with the world-wide scientific co-operation have given us rich treasures of experiences.
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The earth has grown a nervous system, and it's us.
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The creative act requires both will and intelligence. Breaking things is easy. You only need a hammer.
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One challenge is to agree on minimum criteria of good governance that are not perceived as a threat to cultural traditions and to draw on moral concepts that are indigenous to specific cultural settings. fix cite
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I'd like to be able to go on holiday and not to have to hold my belly in for two whole weeks.
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I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
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'Flaubert's Parrot' is an amphibious book in which what appears to be a personal essay about Flaubertian writing is gradually, delicately transformed into an extremely sad novel in which the differences between character, author, and narrator are less clear than they appear at first glance.
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Life presents itself in constantly changing ways, but you're able to accept the challenges, rather than recoil, throw up your hands, and go on a binge.
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To enable large U.S. banks to support their clients better, the Volcker rule should be clarified.
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There's a real moral imperative in being an organization that takes the time to sit and listen to the customers and the people they're serving.
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I have this old worn-out, skintight T-shirt that I love. That's sexy.
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I learned the cello , but I would still need a massive amount of practice. But I do play classical music, so I understand where that comes from.
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So long as you don't feel life's paltry and a miserable business, the rest doesn't matter, happiness or unhappiness.
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The eye is much more dynamic than any camera.
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A great deal of bargaining power with suppliers. We are never locked in to anyone.
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Peculiar Travel Suggestions are Dancing Lessons From God
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We should have understood long ago that there is, in this world, religion without God, religion as a center of all idols that possess fallen man, religion that is the justification for these idols.
