Ephrem the Syrian Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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As a child, I remember my dad would sometimes drive me into town with him to play pinball machines together. It's a bittersweet memory but also a favorite.
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There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they're blending the pop, dance and theatricality... but currently there aren't a lot of guys who go there.
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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I was so ashamed of who I was.
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I don't believe I could work as effectively at what I do without the support of my wife.
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Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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We invented the car, and it made it easier for us to crash and die. If I gave a car to my grandfather, he would die in five minutes, while I have grown up slowly to accept speed.
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Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it.
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I think humans are fascinating in general. We're so weird. We do so many quirky things, and we don't even know it. There's just so many layers upon layers of nuances in everything we do, and the most fun part as an actor is trying to get into all those nuances, whether they're conscious or unconscious.
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Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness – perhaps unimaginative of me.
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Forget market or publishers or whatever. Just write with fire and joy, and in my own experience, those are the stories of mine people have wanted to read.
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I'm from Miami, and Diplo is from Fort Lauderdale. We grew up with a lot of Cuban and Haitian friends.
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I used to work for a catering company - I waitressed for Harry Winston events. I remember being so hungry, I would eat when I was supposed to be catering to other people.
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Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.
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I'm not interested in the suburbs. The suburbs bore me. And I'm not interested in isolating myself. I feel good when I'm engaged in what I think are the core issues of the society, and those core issues to me are what's happening to poor folks in this society.
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We must not indulge in unfavourable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe that they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.
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One man's piss-soaked sadomasochistic orgy is another man's poetic ecstasy.
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It is impossible to publish your book, and it will not be published in the next 200 years.
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There is a difference between a great producer and somebody who is a big advocate of your music. Just because you're a big advocate for a band doesn't mean you need to be in the studio with them, and at the same time - we don't need to get into this conversation - you can write a hit, but it might not hit.
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I don't purchase records. I do enjoy listening to things like Japanese folk music or Indian music.
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I talk the truth. I don't trash talk, I just talk the truth.
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Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human.
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No one is truly poor but except the one who lacks the truth.
