Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes
It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.
Quotes to Explore
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The world is cynical and sarcastic, but that doesn't mean that that's always the truth.
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When people first meet me, they're always like, 'What are you?' as far as ethnicity. And I've been pegged as 'ethnically ambiguous.'
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Peace is its own reward.
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I've gone on streaks where I haven't shot the ball well here, but I was always making up for it in other areas, so it wasn't as big. It's just a part of the game. I got to do better with it.
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I've always ignored the labels people put on things.
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When I'm on family road trips, there is always Ranchera playing.
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
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The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.
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Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.
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Whenever I go on a ride, I'm always thinking of what's wrong with the thing and how it can be improved.
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The truth is that I've always wanted to be an actor, ever since I was a child. I used to see these English movies which were shown to us in our school every Saturday, and then I used to enact the hero's part in my head.
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The historical importance of a composer does not always go hand in hand with the quality of their work.
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All of the guys I know from Jersey held onto this feeling of, 'We're always just working.'
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Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were slaves by birth, freedom fighters by temperament.
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I love sending stuff to Usher because it always sounds better than me.
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I'd always avoided stuff like 'Where are they now?' or 'Whatever happened to?' Just 'No thanks, thanks for calling.' You tell me, have you ever seen a 'Whatever happened to' where they seemed anything but pathetic?
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Pirates have always fascinated me.
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I always talk about my characters like they're real people.
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Only write from your own passion, your own truth. That's the only thing you really know about, and anything else leads you away from the pulse.
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You can't reorder any society from outside. You can help from within.
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I started off as a juggler. I used to do a half-hour show on the weekends to make money as a kid. Then I went to Cleveland, Ohio in 1983 to the international jugglers competition junior division and came second. So that was my first job, being a juggler.
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My hair is very limp. I have to put stuff in it so it's not as flat on my head.
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It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.
