Eric Voegelin Quotes
Philosophy springs from the love of being; it is man's loving endeavor to perceive the order of being and attune himself to it. Gnosis desires dominion over being; in order to seize control of being the Gnostic constructs his system. The building of systems is a gnostic form of reasoning, not a philosophical one.
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I can't get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds.
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I just heard the latest joke about my hair: 'Do you know what that is on her head? It's a steering wheel to drive the state.'
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Reducing debt through budgetary consolidation is essential to restoring Europe's financial health.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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A plan is always successful if the plan is good.
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The American mind, unlike the English, is not formed by books, but, as Carl Sandburg once said to me... by newspapers and the Bible.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.
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The Internet offers an interesting combination of advertising and community by participating in the community you can become an advertisement for yourself.
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The most depressing part of the 2016 election is that the candidates often failed to show any cultural leadership: any recognition that the world of public policy was important but hardly the only good and necessary part of our shared society.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.
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There's only one set of books I've written that I knew was going to be more than one book at the beginning, and those are the 'Missing Link' books.
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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Years ago women of my size were considered royalty.
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Not everyone is lucky enough to be given space and trust.
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I really love Tom Hardy. He makes really interesting choices.
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For although we know that the years pass, that youth gives way to old age, that fortunes and thrones crumble (even the most solid among them) and that fame is transitory, the manner in which—by means of a sort of snapshot—we take cognisance of this moving universe whirled along by Time, has the contrary effect of immobilising it.
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My friends started having children after college, while I was pursuing this crazy acting career and living hand to mouth. Plus, all my boyfriends were artists struggling to make a living. Having kids didn't make any sense - why would I take on more of a financial burden when I couldn't even afford a dog?
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I'm not super-patriotic, but the U.S. is where I live, and it's the passport that I carry.
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The New York Philharmonic is a tremendous opportunity, a great orchestra.
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Philosophy springs from the love of being; it is man's loving endeavor to perceive the order of being and attune himself to it. Gnosis desires dominion over being; in order to seize control of being the Gnostic constructs his system. The building of systems is a gnostic form of reasoning, not a philosophical one.
