Anthony de Mello Quotes
Isn't there such a thing as social liberation?' 'Of course there is,' said the Master. 'How would you describe it?' 'Liberation from the need to belong to the herd.'
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.
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I listen to Helmet - and I love Helmet, they're a great band - but every song sounds the same.
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Coming to another hockey Mecca like Toronto makes you a better coach. I want to have fun again. I want to make it fun for everybody, and it's fun when you win.
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A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.
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The Bay of Bengal is hit frequently by cyclones. The months of November and May, in particular, are dangerous in this regard.
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I always assumed I would leave drama school and do 'Lady Macbeth' and all sorts of serious things. It just didn't happen.
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The brunette phase just came about because I was fed up with this 'Blonde Angel Image'. The rebel in me demanded a new color.
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The textile industry became a huge deal in 19th century America, kind of like the tech industry is today. And that immigrant tradition continues, especially in tech, America's most dominant and dynamic industry today.
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If you can change three lives in 10, three lives in a hundred, that's got to be good, hasn't it?
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Of the 25 songs we've recorded there were 24 that we wanted to have on an album. That wouldn't have worked. So when one of our wise managers suggested the idea of considering two different album, it cleared the way for us.
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I suppose that every one of us hopes secretly for immortality; to leave, I mean, a name behind him which will live forever in this world, whatever he may be doing, himself, in the next.
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The atmosphere of Catholicism in Korea is quite different to the way it is practised and perceived in Europe or the U.S.
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I've been doing pranks my whole life, so I guess I'm pretty good at it.
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Health care is a human right, and single-payer health care will deliver quality, affordable care to every Illinoisan.
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Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.
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I drive my own horses in a race. And I always have.
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In your teens, you get the physical puberty, and between 28 and 32, mental puberty. It does make you feel differently.
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A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are missing a lot.
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I've never been a surrogate for Bernie, Hillary, or the DNC.
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Our mission was to make sure that the bad guys, basically, did not get nuclear weapons.
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I don't understand American football at all. It looks like all-in wrestling with crash helmets.
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Somewhere in my head, a private conviction exists that 'Search is the Process' and 'Discovery the Art Form.
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Isn't there such a thing as social liberation?' 'Of course there is,' said the Master. 'How would you describe it?' 'Liberation from the need to belong to the herd.'
