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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It's a scary thing going into the workforce with a $50,000 debt and you've been trained as a classical theatre actor. There's always a depression in the theatre.
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Peace is its own reward.
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Movements begin when oppressed people make - and keep remaking - a deeply inward decision to stop consenting to external demands that contradict a critical inner truth, the truth that they are worthy of respect.
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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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As someone who specializes in deception, I'll tell you this much: When someone insistently implores, 'Believe me,' don't. Pleading 'believe me' or 'trust me' - insisting to people that you are telling the truth - is a tell-tale sign that you probably aren't.
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At first, I did have that thought, like, 'Oh crap, what are we going to do after?' Then I realized 'Girl in a Country Song' was an honest, truthful song, and we were telling our truth, and that's all we have to do - write songs that are true and tell our stories.
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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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My family is the most important thing to me because they're always there for me when times are down.
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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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When I was a kid and got in trouble, I'd always say, Mom, I'm in trouble. Well, Mom, I'm in trouble.
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Jewish intellectuals contributed a great deal to insure that Europe became a continent of humanism, and it is with these humanist ideals that Europe must now intervene in the Middle East conflict.
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That the apostolic office is temporary, is a plain historical fact.
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The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.
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'God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.' And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you - all of you on the good Earth.
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It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.
