Karl Barth Quotes
I had to show that the Bible dealt with an encounter between God and Man. I thought only of the apartness of God. What I had to learn after that was the togetherness of Man and God - a union of two totally different kinds of beings.
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Talent is very hot.
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I just have a connection with sign language. I always thought the deaf community was a different community to be a part of. In high school, me and my friend took sign language.
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North Korea is not an undeveloped country; it is a country that has fallen out of the developed world.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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The desert Arab found no joy like the joy of voluntarily holding back. He found luxury in abnegation, renunciation, self restraint. He made nakedness of the mind as sensuous as nakedness of the body. He saved his own soul, perhaps, and without danger, but in a hard selfishness.
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My way of relaxing was always doing the opposite and playing the drums, but I need to be able to actually chill.
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Being jealous of a beautiful woman is not going to make you more beautiful.
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I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
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If you don't ponder the end of the world on a regular basis, I don't think you're really human.
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I think for me, or for anyone who plays the quarterback position, it's almost an unspoken word when you think about leadership. Some guys can be a leader and be a running back or a lineman, or wide receiver, strong safety, or linebacker. But when you speak of quarterbacks, it's automatically a default that you're supposed to be a leader.
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All the details of the life and the quirks and the friendships can be laid out for us, but the mystery of the writing will remain. No amount of documentation, however fascinating, can take us there.
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At the high school level, the coaches get these kids in revenue-driven sports and take them away from baseball. There's so much pressure on these kids to even play spring football. We need to get the African-American players back in the game, which I think would make it not only a better game, but more exciting and entertaining for everyone.
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If you want to be happy, make others happy!
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My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.
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I didn't want there to be a computer on stage. When I see people with computers on stage, I think, 'Are you sending e-mail?' That's so corny.
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I never wanted to be a public intellectual or a talking head.
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I really saw myself as the quintessential Cinderella. I think that's when I really thought about how I wanted to do something else and get away from all that.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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There are many things that are perfectly legitimate, but if you are going to concentrate on God you cannot do them.
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Nemesis is one of God's handmaids.
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Ranganathan's 5 Laws: Books are for use. Books are for all. Every book its reader, or every reader his book. Save the time of the reader. A library is a growing organism.
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Night is the mother of thoughts.
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I had to show that the Bible dealt with an encounter between God and Man. I thought only of the apartness of God. What I had to learn after that was the togetherness of Man and God - a union of two totally different kinds of beings.
