Basil Pennington Quotes
Monks realize well that when the consciousness of one person is raised, the whole of humanity is raised; when the quality of life of one improves, all improve. Or, to put it in another, more biblical, way, the increased health and vitality of any one cell vitalizes the whole Body of Christ.
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I don't have a radio or TV going all the time. It's very important to have awareness, to know when you tense up and then to stop that.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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For me, Islam is a moral reference point, a source of inspiration to work collectively with people, to love people and to help them, to concentrate on universal values of mercy, co-operation and tolerance.
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I did five seasons of 'Baywatch,' and I did four seasons of 'VIP.' I've been around awhile.
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To bring a child into the world that you cannot feed, clothe, house, and educate is the moral equivalent, in my opinion, of a drive-by shooting.
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When I was little, I had concerts on the subway, and old ladies came up to me like, 'You are so good!'
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I would never want a book's autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books.
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Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.
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I do detest all offices - all, at least, that are held on a political tenure. And I want nothing to do with politicians. Their hearts wither away, and die out of their bodies. Their consciences are turned to india-rubber, or to some substance as black as that, and which will stretch as much.
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Ultimately, I conclude that however we understand existence, what gives meaning to our lives are those things that serve our neurochemically based emotional self-interest in a sustainable way.
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‘Here we go again,’ he thought. ‘Drink and reminiscence. Another day of wasted time. They’re right when they say we drink too much out here. And we slobber too much over ourselves....We’re all sorry for ourselves because we’re not big executives or artists or happily married men in a civilized temperate climate.’
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Anybody who makes speeches written by someone else is just a robot.
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Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.
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And shortly after that, when I try to get access to those soldiers, to ask them what in the world was going on, I was told that they did not work for me and I had no right to have access to any one of them.
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Unfortunately, my colleagues in Congress have unfairly burdened the Postal Service with a costly, unfunded mandate to pre-pay health care for retirees. No other agency or business has to pay these costs in advance - and neither should the Postal Service.
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Our job, as writers is to do our jobs.
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Every time is a learning experience, and you pick up a little bit, and you learn things and try not to repeat them the next time.
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If I do something related to English music, it will be definitely in the direction of R&B and pop.
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I'm not really a computer man, to be honest. I check my emails every couple of weeks.
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History, we know, is apt to repeat itself, and to foist very old incidents upon us with only a slight change of costume.
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I have to work in England, but here in America you don't have to work. You can sort of enter the profession of being.
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Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.
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As we take, in fact, a general view of the wonderful stream of our consciousness, what strikes us first is this different pace of its parts. Like a bird 's life, it seems to be made of an alternation of flights and perchings.
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Monks realize well that when the consciousness of one person is raised, the whole of humanity is raised; when the quality of life of one improves, all improve. Or, to put it in another, more biblical, way, the increased health and vitality of any one cell vitalizes the whole Body of Christ.
