Denis de Rougemont Quotes
Having fallen from the eternal, the Evil One's desires are endless, insatiable. Having fallen from pure Being, he is driven by the desire to possess, to fill his emptiness. But the problem is insoluble, always. He is compelled to have and to hold, to possess and consume, and nothing else. All he takes, he destroys.
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With His love, you can wake up every day with an attitude of faith and expectancy.
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We came up short on offense and that's on me.
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A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.
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Before the boiling of blood and the searing of skin comes the secret catastrophe: Before Life on Earth becomes finally merely impossible, it will for a long time before have become completely unbearable.
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If you want to have any success in politics, sing softly and carry a big guitar.
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We are seekers of the truth, but we do not embody the truth. And in humility, we should recognize that the same can be said about our most ardent foes.
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I am an artist... It's self-evident that what that word implies is looking for something all the time without ever finding it in full. It is the opposite of saying, 'I know all about it. I've already found it.' As far as I'm concerned, the word means, 'I am looking. I am hunting for it. I am deeply involved.'
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When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.
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Does the devil possess you? You're leaping over the hedge before you come at the stile.
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Any conqueror in human history has always been ultimately someone who exists purely for the expansion of their own ego, through amounting more.
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Anything that exists is possible.
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Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics.
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Having fallen from the eternal, the Evil One's desires are endless, insatiable. Having fallen from pure Being, he is driven by the desire to possess, to fill his emptiness. But the problem is insoluble, always. He is compelled to have and to hold, to possess and consume, and nothing else. All he takes, he destroys.
