Charles de Foucauld Quotes
Anything that doesn't lead us to that - to better know and serve God - is a waste of time.
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There's no biography so interesting as the one in which the biographer is present.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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I knew that I wanted to be a writer even before I knew exactly what being a writer entailed.
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I had seen images of Crystal Renn and Sophie Dahl growing up, but I didn't really know about the plus-size fashion industry or how lucrative it was or, like, that it was changing or that I was even invited.
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When I became director of CIA, it was just clear to me intuitively, without a whole lot of science behind it, that we had expanded rapidly and inefficiently. So I arbitrarily picked a number, 10 percent, and I said over the next 12 months, we are going to reduce our reliance on contractors by 10 percent.
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I think, on the rap side of life, I've always been inspired by and respected Missy Elliott for a long time. She's funny and created an image for herself that was non-sexualized but was really interesting and really cool and really kind of avant-garde in a lot of ways.
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I regret all of my books.
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The more closely you get in touch with your dreams, the more able you are to make them real. The more vividly you consider how you want your world to be, the more real and effective tools you will have for making it so.
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Today, political events are nullified unless they're on TV.
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National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of the other, by insecurity, by infection of the body politic by the virus of victimhood.
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Mother or Murderer, you havegiven or taken life - Now all is one!
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Other people's beliefs may be myths, but not mine.
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I have a strong personality, and I say what I think.
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The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web.
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I'm kind of feeling like I don't mind being open with the random details of my life, like I'm at a coffee shop or my toe hurts or something, but obviously other more personal areas of life where I will just never really go there.
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In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men.
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The vampire story is something that has existed since 'Nosferatu,' and I don't think it's gonna go away.
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Conducting is about communication. You don't play any notes, but you communicate with the musicians.
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Nobody likes to be rejected, you know?
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The era we are living in today is a dream of coming true.
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Brad Pitt's role in 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' - I want to do that so bad! That's one of my favorite movies of all time, and that character was so funny.
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Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.
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Anything that doesn't lead us to that - to better know and serve God - is a waste of time.
