Eboo Patel Quotes
I think that young people are going to continue on with the work on pluralism for two reasons, really. One is because it's the reality of the world that they live in, and I think young people from different backgrounds are asking themselves, what does it mean for me to be a Buddhist and friends with a Baptist?
Quotes to Explore
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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
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I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.
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I do not accept the right of big powers to change governments as and when it affects their interests.
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As a writer, as much as I try, I can't stop writing female characters. They have so much more to offer; they have to wear so many different hats. There's so much wonderful gray matter in a female's life that it just makes for a stronger character.
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I really hate drama. It's draining; it's mentally draining. It's a waste of time.
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People aren't interested in others controlling what they can do or read or see in the privacy of their own homes.
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If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.
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Of course, it's a dream to go to Mars. I want to find out whether there was life there or not. And if there was, then why did it die out? What sort of catastrophe happened?
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It's pretty amazing to me that my first hit record was an Elvis Presley record.
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Life is hard. Not great. Kind of tragic.
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But when I came back into the city for the first time last November, I thought every truck, every building was going to blow up. It has truly changed me something fierce.
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When I say what I say it’s because what I say has overcome me.
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I know Italians and I like them. A lot of my father's best friends were Italians.
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I can get motivated seeing a kid at my son's school overcome a learning disability.
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I want to make the world a better place, for women, mainly.
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My key aim is to get man on the surface of Mars by the mid-2030s.
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I see around 100 shows a month, going from Niketown-size palaces where you feel like yelling, to storefronts in Bushwick. Each has to pay the bills; keep artists happy; and cope with collectors (oy!), curators (ay-yi-yi), critics (woo-hoo!), and occasionally plumbers. That their fiscal life often hangs in the balance only adds to the energy.
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The musical based on my life would most likely be called 'Something Fabulous.' 'Something Fabulous' - that's a great title!
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I love my kitchen. On the weekends, we have friends over, the kids are buzzing around, and we cook and talk.
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Fluidity and discontinuity are central to the reality in which we live.
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Reality in strong doses frightens.
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I love the way girls in London dress; it's so different to the American 'blow-dry and immaculate grooming' thing.
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I think that young people are going to continue on with the work on pluralism for two reasons, really. One is because it's the reality of the world that they live in, and I think young people from different backgrounds are asking themselves, what does it mean for me to be a Buddhist and friends with a Baptist?
