Bernard Lonergan Quotes
Choice is a determinant in personal development ... by my free acts I am making myself.
Quotes to Explore
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Even as a kid, I read 'Jung – Reflections and Individuation In Fairy Tales'; all the inner circle of Jung was a real huge thing for me.
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A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.
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I am now in a position to choose roles. I did not have so many offers before 'Queen,' but now things have changed a lot.
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I've always been interested in family secrets and what happens behind closed doors. I find that fascinating and creepy - that's why I read: because I want to know other people's secrets.
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I was an only child until I was 11 years old, which is when my sister was born. So for 11 years, it was just me.
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Wart hogs should sue for libel. It is a terrible name and they are fine fellows and devoted family men and it is rare to see one by himself; the little woman and the kiddies are usually close at hand.
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A certain number of people seek power over other people in a desperate attempt to find themselves. They fail, for self-discovery is spiritual in nature, not social or political. Authoritatively telling other people what to do is their distraction from an inner emptiness they can never fill.
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I tried martial arts classes for three weeks, but I quit because you actually get hit. I just want to do the movie kind of martial arts.
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I've been writing stories since I was a kid. I love writing stories.
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One thing a lot of people don't know about Fun. was that the three of us all came from 10 years of touring with our own projects. That's how we met, actually.
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I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.
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Fascism is very much a mob movement.
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When I'm doing my own makeup, I just stick to a bit of black liner, some blush and a nude glossy lip.
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I want to be respected as an actor. There's my ego. But I don't have a great need to be liked by an audience.
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When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to. There wasn't the distance or the separation that there is now.
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I consider myself very lucky, essentially - I was put into a pop group even though my musical taste was very niche before.
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When you have endless time, you take all day to go to the grocery store. But, if you have to be at work for 14 hours a day, you manage your time better. I know I do.
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The thing is, I've never been a handsome leading-man type, so let's not kid ourselves.
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The human condition: lost in thought.
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If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.
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My everyday job is about superficial beauty, but when I'm not working I prefer to work on my inner beauty - I read a lot, I try to learn.
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I once had to say this on a show many years ago, and I truly believe it: Loneliness is a choice. I like to be alone; I’m more comfortable alone. But I do recognize that I take it too far sometimes and so I try to force myself to keep up with being sociable. I just am a bit of a lone ranger; I always have been. But I don’t believe that necessarily has to translate to being lonely. You can be lonely in a crowd of a thousand people. I can be in a hotel room on my own and not feel lonely. It all comes down to how comfortable you are with who you are in the silence.
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Of all the things we have done, the most important - the one that history will record as the principal contribution of our generation - is that we understand how to turn the armed struggle into a Revolution; that we realized that it was essential to create a new mentality to build a new society.
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Choice is a determinant in personal development ... by my free acts I am making myself.
