William Stringfellow Quotes
The characteristic place to find Christians is among their enemies. The first place to look for Christ is in Hell.
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It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.
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Downloading songs is not good.
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I loved every day I was in politics. But I got out at the right time. I never miss it.
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In the struggle against sexual discrimination on Wall Street, Pamela K. Martens is a latter-day Rosa Parks - a woman who, metaphorically speaking, refused to sit in the back of the bus.
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What drives the creative person is that we see it all.
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I gathered that the old fellow suffers from some advanced form of senile dementia, and so perhaps his analysis is not totally accurate.
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Much like addictive drugs, power uses ready-made reward circuitries in the brain, producing extreme pleasure.
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I think what really people want is just a few things done really, really well. And if you think about ever day of your life, the things you really appreciate aren't the complicated things. They're the simple things that work just the way you expect them to.
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We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters can't win and steroids has put us in the position that it's OK to cheat.
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You never saw a very busy person who was unhappy.
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One of the great responsibilities that I have is to manage my assets wisely, so that they create value.
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I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio.
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No state, as a matter of public policy, should turn back the clock on progress by, in effect, legalizing and relitigating the same types of discriminatory laws and debates that took America centuries to overcome.
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When I opened Chanel in London, they were happy. People would go, 'Oh, I just came in to see it. It's so beautiful.' And you leave with a positive attitude toward the brand. Now, you don't really get that online. You don't go, like, 'Wow.'
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At the moment of conception.
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The consensus is that no more than five to ten people in a hundred who die by gunfire in Los Angeles are any loss to society. These people fight small wars amongst themselves. It would seem a valid social service to keep them well-supplied with ammunition.
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Obviously California is fantastic in terms of produce, vegetables.
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I should be able to look at my accolades and go, "Come on, Paul. That's enough." But there's still this little voice in the back of my brain that goes, "No, no, no. You could do better. This person over here is excelling. Try harder!" It still can be a little bit intimidating.
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I never think I'm capable of any of [action movies]! I'm always terrified, but luckily on this one it was directed by my husband [Len Wiseman]. 'I can't possibly do it. I'm too scared, I can't do it.' He says: 'Go on. DO it!' So it is shocking as I'm not one of those people who finds that stuff easy.
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Common sense is the best prophet.
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I love the idea I can go off with a single camera and a few rolls of film unencumbered... I was not interested in the illusion of reality, I wanted to get close to what was happening.
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The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense.
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The characteristic place to find Christians is among their enemies. The first place to look for Christ is in Hell.
