Hans Kung Quotes
The Epistle to the Romans is an extremely important synthesis of the whole theology of St. Paul.
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People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it's hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant.
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Timidity does not inspire bold acts.
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How come foreign accents are so sexy? If I say, 'I'm going to the store,' it sounds boring, benign and rudimentary. But if it's said with an accent, it sounds fundamentally cool.
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Unlike some, I don't claim to hold the mystic key to the future. But judging from past events, it seems to me that those who want to prophesy the imminent end of America's unique global role have a harder case to make than those who think we will limp on for a while, making a mess of things as usual.
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I've had, they'd look like they were through. Done. But there's something about me - I'm smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I'm smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
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Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors.
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I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.
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I used to be affected by criticism thrown at me, and I would get really down. But I got to a point where I just decided to go for it, no matter what negativity is around you.
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Opera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement. Most productions don't manage that - but when an opera does do it, you never forget it.
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In England I am not English, in India I am not Indian. I am chained to the 1,000 square miles that is Trinidad; but I will evade that fate yet.
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Once you've built the big machinery of political power, remember you won't always be the one to run it.
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If I get married again, I want a guy there with a drum to do rimshots during the vows.
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Usually I decide on what it is I'm writing next by the books I'm reading.
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That's what the sari is about. Everything is covered, yet a peep of an ankle can be a turn on for men.
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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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No organization should be allowed near disaster unless they are willing to cooperate with some level of established leadership.
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In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends.
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I think it's really important that people become aware of the amount, the mass of animals that are sitting in shelters as opposed to people going out and just buying puppies that are being bred.
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I always wear SPF 30 sunscreen under my make-up, and I also wear a hat because taking care of my skin is important to me.
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Politics is the most important of the civil activities and has its own field of action, which is not that of religion.
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The Epistle to the Romans is an extremely important synthesis of the whole theology of St. Paul.
