Karl Barth Quotes
Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.
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For me, the lean times were a wonderful, beautiful time of my life, struggling for many years in regional theater all over the country for not much money.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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Before you lay a foundation on the cricket field, there should be a solid foundation in your heart and you start building on that. After that as you start playing more and more matches, you learn how to score runs and how to take wickets.
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I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
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I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon as I see the targets, I tune them out.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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America's freedom of religion, and freedom from religion, offers every wisdom tradition an opportunity to address our soul-deep needs: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, secular humanism, agnosticism and atheism among others.
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Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world.
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
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I take pride in taking care of all the housework so that my wife, who works as a designer for Martha Stewart, won't need to sacrifice any of her leisure time when she gets home.
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I cannot believe that violence depicted onscreen actually causes people to act out violently. That's oversimplifying the issue. If somebody commits a violent act after seeing violence in a movie, I think the question that needs to be asked is: would that person still have committed the act if he had not seen a violent film?
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We have an idea that the man should help pay for the child. But we don't have a law that says a man has to support any woman he gets pregnant. Why is that? Because she doesn't have the baby yet. But if we're going to say it's a human being, then he should be supporting her during pregnancy.
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If you haven't understood the world you're living in, it's impossible to think that the solution you're coming up with fits.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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Despite all the media coverage, glitz and glam of hedge funds, they have not done well for their investors. They have high - some say excessively high - fees; their short- and long-term performance has been poor.
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I don't want to play earnest. I'd rather play somebody who's kind of sleazy. It's much more fun, especially in a comedy. You don't want to be some earnest guy who's just trying to do the right thing but can't. I want to be doing the wrong thing intentionally.
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Jim Morrison tells me that people are looking at the streets while I am looking at the moon. I do not feel connected enough with the issues to throw stones at a policeman. I want to throw stones at the whole world.
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I can do something physically the other guy can't. I know the other guy has not dedicated himself the way I did.
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I want to know how God created this world. I'm not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts, the rest are details.
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Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.
