Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Superstition is rooted in a much deeper and more sensitive layer of the psyche than skepticism.
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Budgets are matters of priority and prioritizing. It's a high priority.
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Every enlargement that has taken place within the European Union has made both the existing and the new member states stronger and more prosperous, ... I'm in absolutely no doubt that the benefits will follow from this enlargement and bring a strong secular state which happens to have a Muslim majority into the European Union.
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I like Nine Inch Nails, and I like hip-hop.
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A simple fishing boat in the midst of the rippling waters is enough to awaken in the mind of the beholder a sense of vastness of the sea and at the same time of peace and contentment - the Zen sense oof the alone.
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There is nothing divine about morality; it is a purely human affair. If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. What the individual can do is to give a fine example, and to have the courage to uphold ethical values .. in a society of cynics.
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Hold a true friend with both your hands.
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If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it.
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Mick Jagger, the greatest of all front men I've ever met in my life.
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I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.
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Two separate beings, in different circumstances, face to face in freedom and seeking justification of their existence through one another, will always live an adventure full of risk and promise.
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The self of which you speak, whether it is the great self or the small self, is only a concept that does not correspond to any reality.
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Love is the only shocking act left on the face of the earth.
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“I dreamed the world was an awful place,” he said. “It wasn’t a dream,” she told him.
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Everyone needs a spiritual guide: a minister, rabbi, counselor, wise friend, or therapist. My own wise friend is my dog. He has deep knowledge to impart. He makes friends easily and doesn't hold a grudge. He enjoys simple pleasures and takes each day as it comes. Like a true Zen master he eats when he is hungry and sleeps when he is tired. He's not hung up about sex. Best of all, he befriends me with an unconditional love that human beings would do well to imitate.
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In all superstition wise men follow fools.
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As for myself, I do not believe that such a person as Jesus Christ ever existed; but as the people are inclined to superstition, it is proper not to oppose them.
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Radical skepticism is no more critical than is credulity.
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We are trying to turn this program around so there is a great deal of enthusiasm with all of the kids. Fortunately they are all pushing each other.
