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"When I was young, I expected from people more than they could give: neverending friendship and constant excitement. Now I expect less than they can actually can give: to stay close silently. And their feelings, friendship, noble deeds always seem like a miracle to me: a true grace."
"To create is likewise to give a shape to one's fate"
"It is impossible to give a clear account of the world, but art can teach us to reproduce it-just as the world reproduces itself in the course of its eternal gyrations. The primordial sea indefatigably repeats the same words and casts up the same astonished beings on the same sea-shore."
"Mon cher ami, let's not give them any pretext, no matter how small, for judging us!!! Otherwise, we'll be left in shreds. We are forced to take the same precautions as the animal trainer. If, before going into the cage, he has the misfortune to cut himself while shaving, what a feast for the wild animals!!"
"Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice"
"Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life it is bad to damage and destroy life."
"I know the Muslim psychology. It is all pomposity and bravado. I give you my word that if Islam is ridiculed publicly and systematically, it will be defeated. Shame is a great motivator as well as deterrent. Do not underestimate the power of ridicule. This is serious stuff not a laughing matter."
"Every individual is representative of the whole . . . and should be intimately understood, and this would give a far greater understanding of mass movements and sociology."
"I give money for church organs in the hope the organ music will distract the congregation's attention from the rest of the service."
"Whenever a human being ceases to live for themselves and begins to care about that which is greater than themselves, the personality begins to experience ecstasy, joy and spontaneous liberation. And that's found through doing, through action, through giving, through deeply embracing the human experience."
"Dance releases endorphin chemicals into your brain and makes you feel alive and wanting to get on with the rest of your day. That positivity can help you to communicate better with other people because it gives you a much better mind set. Socially it brings you together with people."
"Character gives us qualities, but it is in our actions — what we do — that we are happy or the reverse."
"To let them share in the highest offices is to take a risk; inevitably, their unjust standards will cause them to commit injustice, and their lack of judgement will lead them into error. On the other hand there is a risk in not giving them a share, and in their non participation, for when there are many who have no property and no honours they inevitably constitute a huge hostile element in the state. But it can still remain open to them to participate in deliberating and judging."
"Every parting gives a foretaste of death; every remeeting a foretaste of the resurrection. That is why even people who are indifferent to each other rejoice so much if they meet again after twenty or thirty years of separation."
"What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready and willing to change a society."
"Dear God...I have always been a good girl. Maybe you can give me a sign letting me know what is happening to me."
"And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can kick somebody in the head."
"I believe if you can find something to give back to, your soul will feel fulfilled in a very powerful way."
"Being a celebrity doesn't even seem to keep the fleas off our dogs — and if being a celebrity won't give me an advantage over a couple of fleas, then I guess there can't be much in being a celebrity after all."
"Give thanks for all that shows up in your life including the stuff that you perceive to be negative, the things that you wish wouldn't have happened. Don't take anything forgranted."
