Erich von Däniken Quotes
Could it be that God was an extra-terrestrial? What do we mean when we say that heaven is in the clouds? From Jesus Christ to Elvis Presley, every culture tells us of high-flying bird men who zoom around the world creating magnificent works of art and choosing willing followers to share in the eternal glory from beyond the stars. Can all these related phenomena merely be dismissed as coincidence?
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Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its consistency.
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
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2005 opens with the promise of a number of substantial direct private investments that can swiftly transform the economy and set all sectors on a pronounced upward curve.
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In memoir, you have to be particularly careful not to alienate the reader by making the material seem too lived-in. It mustn't have too much of the smell of yourself, otherwise the reader will be unable to make it her own.
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I'm very passionate.
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I think anything goes in fiction as long as it fits within the interior logic of the work itself and is presented in a disciplined manner.
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It is probably very necessary to present your ego at some point.
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Honestly, I never thought I'd actually be playing a teen lesbian. I didn't think it was going to go this far. But I'm glad that it did, because there have been a lot of fans who have expressed that they've been going through similar situations in their lives.
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The threat is desertification. My response is a sandstone wall made from solidified sand.
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As we grow in our consciousness, there will be more compassion and more love, and then the barriers between people, between religions, between nations will begin to fall. Yes, we have to beat down the separateness.
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Dan Chaucer, well of English undefyled, On Fames eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.
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Our top schools are obsessed with race, class, and gender but apparently not rigorous in cross-examining the fables and pop fads of their students.
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I've always made a point of not wasting my life, and every time I come back here I know that all I've done is to waste my life.
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The great thing about America, what I've loved about it, is how sports-friendly it is. In America, sports are respected and loved.
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I've been involved in and out of the U.N. for many years - in fact my first internship was in 1971, so it goes back a couple of years!
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I wrote my first books when I was single and then I got married and then had a kid and there were different things happening in my life.
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I've never been good with structure - doing assignments for the sake of them or doing things I'm supposed to do.
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I don't like the blame game, though.
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I work in areas related to child protection and family safety, women's empowerment, the creation of opportunities for youth, and culture and tourism. Daunting? Yes. Impossible? No. In fact, such challenges energize me.
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Animals have come to mean so much in our lives. We live in a fragmented and disconnected culture. Politics are ugly, religion is struggling, technology is stressful, and the economy is unfortunate. What's one thing that we have in our lives that we can depend on? A dog or a cat loving us unconditionally, every day, very faithfully.
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Could it be that God was an extra-terrestrial? What do we mean when we say that heaven is in the clouds? From Jesus Christ to Elvis Presley, every culture tells us of high-flying bird men who zoom around the world creating magnificent works of art and choosing willing followers to share in the eternal glory from beyond the stars. Can all these related phenomena merely be dismissed as coincidence?
