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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She too was standing in the lamp’s raw light. Her cheeks looked hollow, her lips too red, too bold.
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The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.
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I've made my records and I've done all the interviews. I've done lots of long tours. I've made stupid videos. I've done all that stuff and learned all the lingo and gone to radio stations and shmoozed with DJs on the air and met retail people.
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The American elite does not have any real image of peace - other than as an uneasy interlude existing precariously by virtue of the balance of mutual fright. The only seriously accepted plan for peace is the full loaded pistol. In short, war or a high state of war-preparedness is felt to be the normal and seemingly permanent condition of the United States.
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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.
