Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
There are two classes of poets - the poets by education and practice, these we respect; and poets by nature, these we love.
Quotes to Explore
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The world is always in movement.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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I play Nitin Sawhney's 'Letting Go' repeatedly, nonstop. I find it transformative. I'm so glad iPods were invented so I didn't have to drive everyone around me mad with the repetition.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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I think some people think I'm, like, anti-label, and I'm not. I just wanted to sign a deal when the time was right. I'm anti being shot out of a rocket when you're not ready and the songs and image aren't there.
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You don't try to do more than you should.
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God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.
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The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
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My wife Kris and I enjoy keeping an active lifestyle, so it's hard to imagine what it would be like if breathing problems kept me from participating in the activities I love to do. But that's exactly what happens to many people who develop COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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The most precious things in speech are pauses.
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I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus.
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I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.
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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.
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In Shakespeare, unique individuals repudiate the stereotypes demanded by the structure of the play: Shylock commands our sympathy, Barnardine refuses to be hanged. Individuals trump the category.
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The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe.
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I'd like to be a giant enabler.
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My message to kids who bully other kids is: You know it's wrong! What's really going on? Try not to make somebody else's life miserable because you are.
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What 'Short Term 12' did was it gave me the confidence to explore my intuition more. The healing process that came for me for making that movie and then sharing it with people - I was able to see, first hand, that movies can have a healing power and they can teach us things.
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One way to boost our will power and focus is to manage our distractions instead of letting them manage us.
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I don't want to live in Maine full time, but the physical beauty is very striking. It is the exact opposite of New York. When you walk through my small town to get a cup of coffee, you bump into five people you know.
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There are two classes of poets - the poets by education and practice, these we respect; and poets by nature, these we love.
