Gennadius of Constantinople Quotes
Do not seek earthly glory in any matter, for it is extinguished for him who loves it. In its time it blows on a man like a strong wind, and then quickly, taking from him the fruits of his good works, it goes away from him, laughing at his foolishness.
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I keep working under the delusion that someday a library will ask for my manuscripts.
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I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.
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Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles.
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It was really fun working with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz on set.
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After you do this for a while, you get used to things not working the way you want them to. There's a job you want, and you don't get it. There's a movie you'd like to get made, and it doesn't get made. You become inured to it.
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When you're working well, you don't do research. Whatever you need comes to you.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
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Whatever their defects, Christian fundamentalists have lived peacefully among us in America for several hundred years.
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Working with David Lynch, rules go out the door.
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I love working in America!
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In commendably seeking to protect freedom of speech, we must not lower our defences against the evil of racial and religious intolerance.
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The Church, the organized expression of the religious life of the past, is one of the most potent institutions and forces in Western civilization. ...It cannot help throwing its immense weight on one side or the other. If it tries not to act, it thereby acts; and in any case its choice will be decisive for its own future.
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I would rather die of passion than of boredom.
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I have 3 kids and a cat and a busy, noisy house. I get more time to relax when I'm working.
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Everyone wants new things all the time; shops require so much - there has to be consistency.
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My motto in life is 'If you think it, you can do it' and if we all apply that thought we can end hunger the world over.
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Do not seek earthly glory in any matter, for it is extinguished for him who loves it. In its time it blows on a man like a strong wind, and then quickly, taking from him the fruits of his good works, it goes away from him, laughing at his foolishness.
