Hans Kung Quotes
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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I think a woman gets more if she acts feminine.
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I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.
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I don't have a problem with recognition... It's very, very rarely about who I am, it's always, 'I love your work.'... It's always in relation to my work, which I think is a really lucky thing to have happen as opposed to, 'Oh, you're a famous personality.'
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No one can end it, but incidents of corruption can be reduced.
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I'm very happy with what I've accomplished, but we're going for more.
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I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression.
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We do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. And we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of our labor.
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I get hugs all the time from strangers. I do believe that people can feel your persona when you perform live, but it is one of the nicest things if you can translate that on your records.
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I'm such a perfectionist.
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When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
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I was a normal American nerd.
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All my life I have fought corruption.
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No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.
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Our nation is today a powerful nation.
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I'll admit that I do quite like drinks that come in coconut shells. So there's always that.
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Generally, you are held to a sound and that becomes your sound. That gets branded as your sound, and all the copycats start with it because the labels are looking for that sound.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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It's the old American Double Standard, ya know: Say one thing, do somethin' different. And of course this country is founded on the double standard, that's our history! We were founded on a very basic double standard: This country was founded by slave owners who wanted to be free.
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Something happens to people around fame and power and money - it can bring out the worst and best in people; it's a monster you have to tame.
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Up until the age of 13, girls are confident, and they feel like they can conquer the world. Then adolescence sets in, and girls lose their confidence. And 'Seventeen' is really about them taking an hour out of their month, unplugging, lying on their bed, and reading a magazine that believes in them.
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Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and it holds the world together.
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A person whose conduct consists of not hurting anyone is not good; such a person is merely not bad. To be a good person involves the active pursuit of good. It is not enough merely to refrain from hurting other human beings; one must intercede on their behalf.
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There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.
