Arno Gruen Quotes
...a distorted development of autonomy is the root cause of the pathological and, ultimately, evil element in human beings.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.
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We've been blessed with four beautiful children. Michael, he doesn't have much of a problem anymore. He is high functional, probably because of early intervention.
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It's a blessing to have fans acknowledging your craft, period.
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Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
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You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.
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When I was probably 5 or 6, my mother put me into an acting, singing, and dancing class.
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St. Louis sprawls where mighty rivers meet - as broad as Philadelphia, but three stories high instead of two, with wider streets and dirtier atmosphere, over the dull-brown of wide, calm rivers. The city overflows into the valleys of Illinois and lies there, writhing under its grimy cloud.
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People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.
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Any perjury case is a tough case. You just don't go on 'he said-she said.' You have to find corroborating evidence.
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The same sort of thing happened in my dispute with the National Trust book: Follies: A National Trust Guide, which implied that the only pleasure you can get from Folly architecture is by calling the architect mad, and by laughing at the architecture.
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As I read more and I got into philosophy and met a lot of friends who weren't Christians, it became difficult for me to sustain the belief structure in the supernatural.
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That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative part of the music business - writing, because you get paid every time that song gets played.
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In February of this year I returned to China to research my next book. The authorities know about the novels of mine that have been published in the west, including the latest one, Beijing Coma, about a student shot in Tiananmen Square, but so far have allowed me to return.
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Being married to a footballer is some girls' dream, but it isn't always like that. I work.
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I'm not a critic. I'm an actor. I see the role I get given on the page. I try to bring it to life as best as I can.
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Who wants to go beyond the Bojador Must go beyond pain.
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The more you know, the less you are impressed by Foucault.
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The image of the sun where it falls appears as a thing which covers the person who attempts to cover it.
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Social media has had a huge impact on the industry. Models now have voices. We are connected directly to millions of people, and we are no longer just pretty faces modeling clothes. This has allowed us to reach a broad audience. This platform for models to connect directly with their fans has started to shift the power dynamic in the industry, but there's still a long way to go. I think we are heading in the right direction, as more people start to see the value in inviting models in the creative and collaborative process.
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I would like to do a series about sequencing the human genome, and also analyze more human diversity among other ethnic groups - a 'Faces of America 2.'
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...a distorted development of autonomy is the root cause of the pathological and, ultimately, evil element in human beings.
