Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.
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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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When I lived in Greece and off the coast of Italy, I enjoyed a branzino dish so much that I created my own version.
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I don't think that - you know, I'm sure that there's guys that are doing it, because I'm sure in every sport there's players who want to get the edge. But I think that it's been blown overly - way more than guys are using it in our game.
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Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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In terms of Hurricane Sandy, I really do see some hopeful grassroots responses, particularly in the Rockaways, where people were very organized right from the beginning, where Occupy Sandy was very strong, where new networks emerged.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others.
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Given a choice between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy or Joe Strummer and Lou Reed, there was no choice. I like Reed and Strummer, but it's kiddie music.
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I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.
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We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and I was also interested in broad cultural issues. We agreed on all major issues and became friends.
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Publishing for me is a business, not an ideology.
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Perhaps 10 percent of patients who are prescribed antidepressants are really benefiting from the drugs' active ingredients.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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You know when you find a great dress, you've gotta hold on to it.
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It's very easy for people to put out music.
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We have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons.
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In speaking of Jesus, I must speak about Christianity because I do not think it possible or profitable to divide the two.
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Soon after the 1997 election, I argued that there was no inverse law of political gravity which said that everything which went down had to come back up.
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We are now coming to realize that human behavior is determined as much by social context as by rational thinking.
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A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.
