Carolyn Heilbrun (Carolyn Gold Heilbrun) Quotes
Is there any vanity greater than the vanity of those who believe themselves without it?
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Acting is trying to be absolutely truthful; to get audiences to believe that you are a dean, when, actually, not only are you not the dean, but if you walked into the building they'd probably throw you out. That's very hard.
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I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
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The ocean-bordered southern part of California has always been a place of Hollywood make-believe, casual opulence, suntans and jewelry.
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It's a notion that career-oriented women often neglect their families. But we should cut them some flak; these women are doing everything for the sake of family so that it progresses. I believe when kids see their mothers working hard, they take up responsibilities at home and are far more well-turned out than other children.
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I didn't go to church, I didn't go to synagogue; I went to temple, Hindu temple, where I prayed to my Hindu gods - whether or not I believe in it is another story.
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And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love.
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I do that mostly because I believe that the fantasy business is in terrible trouble right now, for several reasons, not the least of which being the almost Democrat vs. Republican mentality of readers on the Internet.
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I firmly believe that we can protect taxpayer dollars, bus drivers' jobs, and the safety of our students. We just need a mayor who actually cares about all three.
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He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.
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On the subject of religious belief, we relax standards of reasonableness and evidence that we rely on in every other area of our lives. We relax so totally that people believe the most ludicrous propositions, and are willing to organize their lives around them.
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I don't like gurus. I don't like people who ask you to follow or believe. I like people who ask you to think independently.
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I don't really believe in stories, only in the people who tell them.
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Without a doubt, at the center of the New Testament there stands the Cross, which receives its interpretation from the Resurrection.
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I believe that shows should be shot where they take place.
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No matter what love throws at you, you have to believe in it.
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I do not believe that people want to work hard enough and they want to find the quick Twitter, SEO. Anybody who's obsessed with SEO has lost already, period. I believe that firmly.
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I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to re-ignite the promise of America.
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Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.
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I will not allow people to impose rules on me that don't make sense to me. And I live and work very much outside the literary world and the literary system. What they think and what they believe and what their rules are mean nothing to me.
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I would have liked maybe to be in architecture or painting, something connected to the fine arts.
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I like a colorful sock. I'm a sock man.
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Painting gave meaning to my life which without it would not have had.
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The first thing I do when I get there like all of the players on tour is apply sunscreen. One of the few hazards of the job is the wear-and-tear our skin takes from the sun.
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Is there any vanity greater than the vanity of those who believe themselves without it?
