Bernard Lonergan Quotes
Freely the subject makes himself what he is, never in this life is the making finished, always it is in process, always it is a precarious achievement that can slip and fall and shatter.
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Natural or artificial stimulation of nerves gives rise to a process of progressive excitation in them, leading to a response in the effector organ of the nerves concerned.
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For me, the whole process involves envisioning this book in my head as I'm working.
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But it required a disastrous, internecine war to bring this question of human freedom to a crisis, and the process of striking the shackles from the slave was accomplished in a single hour.
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I tried for years to get an agent because I was told you needed an agent. The agent-hunting process was grim indeed.
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I like to dress up every day, so I think fashion is an everyday process.
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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A mistake that a lot of us have made, related to those who advocate for gun safety legislation, is that we try to process it through our legislative bodies, and that's where the NRA's strength lies.
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Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
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I want to make it to Heaven and be as good an influence on others as I can in that process.
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When you're a storyteller, part of the process of storytelling is the kind of communion you form with the audience to whom you're telling your story. If some segment of the audience doesn't like that story, it doesn't feel good.
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I love the whole process for each new album. The writing, the touring, everything. For me, it never gets old.
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But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.
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I don't need to write comics for a living. I have movies and TV for that. I write comics for one reason and one reason only: I love comics. I love the form, the structure, the storytelling process, I love everything about it.
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I couldn't do everything in the first or second day; it took me years to be able to get to the achievement that I've had. I wasn't perfect from the beginning.
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Every great achievement is but a small peak in the mountain range of contributions.
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I think that every project offers an opportunity to reinvent process as well as content.
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A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he's finished.
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To be the most successful male from 'The X Factor' is a big achievement, and I'm chuffed with that.
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There is no greater picture than that of 10,000 smiling children. No brighter music than their clear-ringing laughter. That I, with my small amusements, have created such precious art is my life's proudest achievement.
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Extraordinary performances come out of a process of continuous, regular physical and mental practice. The mindset of an extraordinary athlete is relaxed but focused and open to even higher achievements.
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When I look back over my novels what I find is that when I think I'm finished with a theme, I'm generally not. And usually themes will recur from novel to novel in odd, new guises.
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Devout Anatolian masses rising from poverty have transformed Turkey politically and economically.
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Don't go getting mixed up in the business of your betters, or you'll land in trouble too big for you.
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Freely the subject makes himself what he is, never in this life is the making finished, always it is in process, always it is a precarious achievement that can slip and fall and shatter.
