George Steiner Quotes
The intellectual is, quite simply, a human being who has a pencil in his or her hand when reading a book.
Quotes to Explore
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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I love 'The X-Men;' that was the first comic series that I was dedicated to, because I feel like you can pick your player. 'I'm the most like Gambit... or I'm totally a Storm.'
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Boxing, in the most general terms, is a poor man's sport. All you have is your hands to make a living.
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When I got a million subscribers, it just sort of snowballed from there because a lot more people show interest. They're like, 'Who's this? They've got a million subscribers; maybe I'll like their channel.'
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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My films are personal-voice-driven films about human characters and the place we live. Technically, I'm an independent filmmaker.
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I'm holding onto the hope that there is some reason that I got cancer and there is something – that may not be very clear to me right now – but that I will do.
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This country-right-or-wrong business is getting a little out-of-date.. History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.
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If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it.
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I suppose I didn't cry in all the cancer crap stuff because I felt I couldn't lose the battle, and part of the battle was holding myself together.
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If a film project were available and the timing was right, I might be interested.
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I have American friends in France, and when I meet with them, they tell me about everything that is wrong with France. I think there is a general expat syndrome, which means that whatever country you are in, you are always missing your own country and always thinking that the country you live in is actually not as good as it could be.
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If 10 years ago I was told I'd be where I am now, I would've been pretty happy.
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Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.
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I know the situations that we do every week are all ones that I encounter in my life or will encounter.
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The threat is desertification. My response is a sandstone wall made from solidified sand.
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If a warrior is not unattached to life and death, he will be of no use whatsoever. The saying that 'All abilities come from one mind' sounds as though it has to do with sentient matters, but it is in fact a matter of being unattached to life and death. With such non-attachment one can accomplish any feat.
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And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.
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In the state of nature, wrong-doing is impossible ; or, if anyone does wrong, it is to himself, not to another.
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Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.
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When I was living in Mexico and writing a book called 'Aztec,' I had to make a deliberate effort to ignore a lot of the 'typically Mexican landscape' around me - banana and citrus groves, roses and carnations, burros and toros - because they did not exist in Mexico in the 15th century, the time of my book.
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I came to New York to see what I could see - that's from a children's book, isn't it? - and to find the living part.
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He (Michael) was gone in a whisper of air, hardly making any sound at all, and Claire shivered and leaned against Shane’s solid, very human warmth. His arms went around her, and he touched his lips lightly to the back of her neck. “How can you smell this good after the kind of crappy day we’ve had?” “I sweat perfume. Like all girls.
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The intellectual is, quite simply, a human being who has a pencil in his or her hand when reading a book.
