Ezra Furman Quotes
Judaism is a way of thinking, more than anything else, that I think is entirely distinct, and the more you know of it, the more you can enter into that kind of thinking.
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The beauty of Judaism is that it demands we ask questions, especially of ourselves.
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I think that 'The Shield' was a phenomenal series finale.
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I think my work is very American because I'm American. But I found that Europeans like uncertainty and doubt.
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When George Graham was there they complained, harking back to better days, but I think that's a fantasy.
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I won't lie - I picked up the occasional gossip magazine in the past because I thought that maybe 5 to 10 percent of it was true. Now I think it's zero percent.
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An actress, around 40, on television, that's where you get the most torture, I think.
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If you're trained in metaphysics, you don't see the world as distinct from yourself. You are one with the world.
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I think the vast majority of Americans would have supported military action to stop the second plane from hitting the World Trade Center, if that had been possible. I would have been among them.
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Judaism, Christianity, and I'm sure other religions also, are having to deal with the fact that they may or may not have lived up at all times to the injunctions of their own mystical center. For instance, when I went to Sunday school, I remember learning more about Jewish history than about God. So, once again, that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the Jewish religion, it just means that sometimes people are not fed the mystical food - the spiritual food - of their own religious background.
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I think the greatest gift we can give our children is the experience of deep quiet. If we don't help our children cultivate contemplation, reflection, prayer, meditation, or whatever other practice of mindfulness, then they're likely to be completely spun out of their center by the time they're in grade school.
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I tell my mother I went to God in spite of my religious education. I feel that my religious education was inadequate, but that doesn't mean that Judaism was inadequate.
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I'm at an age where I think more about food than I do about sex. Last week I put a mirror over my dining room table.
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I think all of us have our inner 13-year-old a lot closer to the surface than we're willing to admit even to ourselves.
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I think that if anything can be proved by natural theology, it is that slavery is morally wrong. God gave man a mouth to receive bread, hands to feed it, and his hand has a right to carry bread to his mouth without controversy.
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I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game.
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I think that because Connecticut represents national champions, people should not get confused about what Connecticut is. Connecticut is a national power. They have been defending national champions. What makes Connecticut great is because they represent such greatness and accomplishment. So (a win) would say a lot.
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I wish we could get a little more out of her offensively, and I think it's going to come.
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I thought West Virginia really deserved this win. I think their team clearly wanted it more. They worked hard from the beginning. I think they played with a great deal of heart and determination.
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I'm good with telling people what I think, too, but I don't know why people are so content to treat each other poorly.
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I've always dug Audrey Hepburn. I think she's one of the classic beauties.
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I'm no politician but I do feel that a lot of damage was done because of misguided principals and America is still suffering from it.
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Judaism is a way of thinking, more than anything else, that I think is entirely distinct, and the more you know of it, the more you can enter into that kind of thinking.
