Ephrem the Syrian Quotes
O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, meddling, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own sins and not to judge my brother; for Thou art blessed unto ages of ages. Amen.
Ephrem the Syrian
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I'm less crazy and unhappy when I'm writing.
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Rachel Kushner
If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
Samantha Bond
In the editing room, 20 percent of the time you're using stuff from before the actor knew the camera was rolling or you're taking a line from somewhere else and putting it in his mouth.
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Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me.
Carl Lewis
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B. D. Wong
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Kacey Musgraves
When you know something in your heart, you better not be quiet about it. You better speak out about it.
Zach Wamp
Writing is boring, very boring, and it takes so much patience.
Ingmar Bergman
I've committed myself to perfecting the art of the straight man. I try really hard not to crack up.
Andre Braugher
If I had a humble spirit in my service who, when I asked for a glass of water, brought me the world's costliest wines blended in a chalice, I should dismiss him, in order to teach him that my pleasure consists, not in what I enjoy, but in having my own way.
Soren Kierkegaard
I always tell the Kurds who defend independence: Let's say we declared the independent Kurdish state and Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey imposed sanctions on us, without waging a war. How would we survive under those circumstances?
Jalal Talabani
O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, meddling, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own sins and not to judge my brother; for Thou art blessed unto ages of ages. Amen.
Ephrem the Syrian
