Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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There is no must in art because art is free.
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Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity.
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Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
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I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life.
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Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've distilled many universal truths about success. There's a secret I've learned that works quite well at helping you to achieve what you want: Decide what you want.
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Every one of us, no matter how damaged or abnormal or shut down, we're all looking for love. Every person needs love in this world, but our views on what love is vary enormously.
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It took me 14 years to write poems about Vietnam. I had never thought about writing about it, and in a way I had been systematically writing around it.
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A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.
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I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue.
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I have an emotional attachment with Katihar.
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I'm going for something very raw and organic.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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I'm developing artists for my new record label, my son's band, Intangible, being one of them.
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I think as long as I have a creative outlet, I'm happy.
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My mum has lived in Australia for 22 years now, and we have a rocky relationship. But at the same time it's one I want to maintain. I need her to be my mum. The relationship took a lot of rebuilding.
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No one can end it, but incidents of corruption can be reduced.
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Everyone always says, 'When you look at a boy band, one of them has to be gay.' No, they don't.
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It would be really hard to get serious about anything political today unless it was a joke.
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All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.
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Twenty-first century war adds new risks: more and more often there are no front lines, no central command, no rules of engagement - only a chaotic collision of politics, power, faith and bloodlust. Victims are as likely to be civilians as soldiers.
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I've been around the track a lot. I've had the best of the years, and I don't want a single year back.
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Destructive criticism is the biggest single enemy of human potential. It is worse than cancer or heart disease. While those diseases can ultimately lead to the deterioration and death of an individual, destructive criticism kills the soul of the person but leaves the body walking around.
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Our best thoughts come from others.
