Charlene Spretnak Quotes
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Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.
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You take the best of our tradition as a start, and I'll take the best of Christianity ... From there we can build.
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We must do our part to end poverty in Korea so that the next generation doesn't experience what we are going through now.
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Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them.
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During the civilisation and development process of more than 5,000 years, the Chinese nation has made an indelible contribution to the civilisation and advancement of mankind.
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Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
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Films don't decide my whole life. They are just a part of who I am. What I do in my personal life should be of no concern to the filmmakers or the fans.
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Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.
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I conceived the original 'Deus Ex' and was the project director on the game.
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For me, poetry is a situation - a state of being, a way of facing life and facing history.
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It is the easiest thing in the world to die. The hardest is to live.
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The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism.
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There isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country still operates under government control.
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I'm neurotic about children. I see dangers everywhere - sharp corners, stairs.
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It's such a weird thing: to sit and look at yourself is so distracting to the psyche. It would be like me standing in front of a mirror and looking at myself all day, trying to find a flaw.
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In France and other European countries, film stars are more celebrated. In Germany, if we are good at what we do, we are respected but not acclaimed. And, of course, we are not paid like Americans are.
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I'm not afraid to call a wine that tastes like Skittles or green peppers mixed with orange marmalade. I'll say, 'It tastes like chicken.' I mean, that's not what people think of when they think of wine, but that's what it tastes like to me and it hits home.
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I'm an actress, and that's my work and my passion.
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I truly believe that God has given us few brain cells, and you have to direct them to the right things that make you happy.
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My view of civilization is that there have always been small pockets of good, decent, kind people surrounded by corrupt and evil power structures. It's always a battle to stay on the side of good.
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It seems that if you put people on paper and move them through time, you cannot help but talk about ethics, because the ethical realm exists nowhere if not here: in the consequences of human actions as they unfold in time, and the multiple interpretive possibility of those actions.
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There is nothing worse than giving the longest of legs to the smallest of ideas.
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We have barely tapped the power that is ours. We are more than we know.
