Barry Long Quotes
When the robot mind is mastered, undisciplined thinking ceases and is replaced by awareness. Awareness can know love.
Quotes to Explore
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There is a recurring temptation for any nation, and for any writer who operates within its field of force, to make an ornament of the past: to turn the losses to victories and to restate humiliations as triumphs.
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When a human being becomes a set of data on a website like Facebook, he or she is reduced. Everything shrinks. Individual character. Friendships. Language. Sensibility.
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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
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My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
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The thing that reinforces my belief about that is having worked the last four years with the Safe Kids Campaign on a national basis. I am so amazed at what these little kids do in keeping their parents alerted to what they are there for.
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When you fall in love, you become weak.
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Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear witness to this great thing they produced, their children, and I understand that. But on a personal level, it makes me feel better that my breasts are not down to my knees when I'm undressed in front of my husband.
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Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
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Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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The Technion didn't teach students how to open a start-up.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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It's rare for artists to really stare deeply at themselves in the mirror, literally, because there's constantly a mirror on you.
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Searches of al Qaeda sites in Afghanistan, undertaken since American-backed forces took control there, are not known to have turned up a significant cache of nuclear materials.
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I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes.
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Nothing is more enjoyable for me than when I'm watching a movie or a TV show and there's that sense that anything can happen. It is the most fun feeling in the world.
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To change what you get, you must change who you are.
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The Charkha in the hands of a poor widow brings a paltry price to her, in the hands of Jawaharlal; it is an instrument of India's freedom.
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Those who yearn for true spiritual light and knowledge can only find it through the power of the Holy Ghost. The Spirit enlightens and gives understanding of the eternal purpose of life. By the Spirit, Church members know the restored gospel of Jesus Christ is true.
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As long as I'm reading, I'm at home.
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The most interesting conversation is not about why Donald Trump lies. Many public figures lie, and he's only a severe example of a common type. The interesting conversation concerns how we come to accept those lies.
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Shortly, the public will be unable to reason or think for themselves. They'll only be able to parrot the information they've been given on the previous night's news.
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When the robot mind is mastered, undisciplined thinking ceases and is replaced by awareness. Awareness can know love.
