Ephrem the Syrian Quotes
Let books be your dining table, / And you shall be full of delights. / Let them be your mattress,/And you shall sleep restful nights.
Quotes to Explore
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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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It's pretty simple, pretty obvious: that people's first impressions of people are really a big mistake.
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I believe that we are at a very low level of consciousness, and we do not know how to treat each other as human beings. We are caught up in our own lives, our own needs, our own ego gratification. I feel a strong sense of responsibility in delivering that message.
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I started off thinking that I just needed one shot to prove myself, but then I realised that I was only going to learn about acting by doing it.
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There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.
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When I grew up, I thought I was Jewish. Now I don't consider myself Jewish. I consider myself a Kabbalist.
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Zef is like dirt, it's like scum. There was no zef movement before we came along.
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Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles.
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As a science fiction fan, I had always assumed that when computers supplemented our intelligence, it would be because we outsourced some of our memory to them. We would ask questions, and our machines would give oracular - or supremely practical - replies.
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We don't live by just sleeping and eating. We need pride and dignity in our lives. Work gives you that.
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Death by hanging...I deserved it and I expected it, as I've always told you. I am glad that I have had the chance to defend myself and to think things over in the last few months.
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Great feelings take with them their own universe, splendid or abject. They light up with their passion an exclusive world in which they recognize their climate. There is a universe of jealousy, of ambition, of selfishness or generosity. A universe - in other words a metaphysic and an attitude of mind.
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The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life.
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I was not a particularly brave child, I think, because I had a narrative mind, because my mind automatically went to any terrible thing that could happen.
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He's a legend and I respect his work, so I went down and paid my respects when Charlton was on the set. He was nice but I think he lied a little. He said it was an honour to be in a movie with me, but I don't believe it.
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I think a loaded weapon aboard an airplane, whether it's in the cargo section or in your overhead baggage, is a security issue.
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Football is inherently dangerous, and that will never change.
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Women need to be able to speak out if they are uncomfortable or something happened in the past that they were not comfortable with.
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All you needed back then was a blow dryer and a dream.
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The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife, - this longing to attain self-conscious manhood, to merge his double self into a better and truer self. In this merging he wishes neither of the older selves to be lost... He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American.
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I really try to get eight hours of sleep, and I really try not to go out after a Tuesday or Friday night show because I know I have a two-show day the following day.
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Remember picture books are the closest form of writing to a poem. Even though they don't have to rhyme, they must be poetic. They must be written so the worst actress can read with comfort and expression.
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Let books be your dining table, / And you shall be full of delights. / Let them be your mattress,/And you shall sleep restful nights.
