Kahlil Gibran Quotes
I have pondered long, and I know now that only the pure of heart forgive the thirst that leads to dead waters. And only the sure of foot can give a hand to him who stumbles.
Quotes to Explore
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We need more people working in the publishing industry itself who are people of colour.
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I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.
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The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
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Most people get excited about games, but I've got to be excited about practice, because that's my classroom.
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I am in love with myself, with my friends, with my family, with kids, with life and my movies.
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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Christianity has stayed stable, as it must do. The doctrines don't change. The understanding of what it means to walk with God doesn't change. The reality of worship doesn't change, not at heart, anyway. So Christianity appears to be stuck.
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One minute you're a slug and the next minute you're a hero, so you don't know what to think.
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I grew up in a village of 12 houses. We had a well and a cow.
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A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.
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Personality is everything that's false in a human: everything that's been added on to him and contrived.
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I don't think I have a black-hat image.
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Eventually somebody will want me, and there will be a role that is mine.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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I've made these films, and I'm really proud, but my lifestyle hasn't changed.
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Change is the one thing we can be sure of.
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I wouldn't like to just do one story or one type of stories all the time.
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In short, virtue cannot live where envy reigns, nor liberality subsist with niggardliness.
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We thought of Uranus's atmosphere as pretty much dead. And it's not.
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I gave my heart to the Lord, and I remember the incident vividly. The Lord spoke to me. I know that sounds funny. It was not an audible voice or anything of that nature.
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I would certainly not want my child to be schizophrenic. I wouldn't want him or her to be a criminal either. If, on the other hand, I had a deaf child, it would help that I have developed a real admiration for Deaf culture.
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I have pondered long, and I know now that only the pure of heart forgive the thirst that leads to dead waters. And only the sure of foot can give a hand to him who stumbles.
