Anand Giridharadas Quotes
Though it is perhaps expected for the bishop of Rome to warn against the idolatry of money, what is striking is how Francis suggests that not only God but also secular politics must outrank economic imperatives.
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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
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From the age of eighteen to twenty-one, I worked any job I could get my hands on. One of these jobs was selling fake paintings door-to-door.
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I want to pursue a career in film.
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I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.
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I've read science fiction my whole life. I never really dreamed that I'd be a published science fiction writer myself, but a short story I started years ago sort of demanded to be turned into a novel.
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The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.
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I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'
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And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II.
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I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in.
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A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.
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For single women, admitting that you want kids when you're still unattached can feel like exposing a vulnerability. It did to me.
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When I started playing in bands, we had to be apologetic for what we did. We had to be apologetic because the mainstream was so bad.
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I sold a bunch of stuff. I sold Omaha Steaks, vacation packages... the worst, though, was Time Life Books, because no one wants Time Life Books. No one wants an 'Encyclopedia Brittanica' showing up at their house.
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I love going to the local market and seeing friends that I grew up with... and having conversations. I love the community of Bayonne.
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I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.
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Scientific advancement should aim to affirm and to improve human life.
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Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an Olympics for the third time with people I like.
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Age, like distance lends a double charm.
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The sprint is sometimes like a toss of a coin. Sometimes it's heads, and sometimes it's tails.
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I don't take myself terribly seriously. It's why I can be incredibly honest about my life.
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I pay people very, very well - probably more than I have to. But that costs me less money in the long run because I'm not having to constantly train somebody. I pay them enough that they don't go seeking a higher scale at the next restaurant.
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I would replace most foreign aid with a tax credit for businesses to invest. I think U.S. bureaucrats giving foreign bureaucrats money is a guaranteed failure. And we've had about 50 years' experience at failing with foreign aid.
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If you find a reluctancy to go into the presence of God, there may be unconfessed, unrepented sin in your life. Part of your quiet time is to get your heart clean and pure. Each of us needs to take ourselves by the nap of our necks and confess and repent before we come into God's holy presence to fellowship.
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Though it is perhaps expected for the bishop of Rome to warn against the idolatry of money, what is striking is how Francis suggests that not only God but also secular politics must outrank economic imperatives.
