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  • .. if you asked most people whether they believed in love or not, they’d probably say they didn’t. Yet that’s not necessarily what they truly think. It’s just the way they defend themselves against what they want. They believe in it, but pretend they don’t until they’re allowed to. Most people would throw away all their cynicism if they could. The majority just never gets the chance.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Alain de Botton Quotes , Believe Quotes , Thinking Quotes
  • The notion that we would condition Iran not getting nuclear weapons in a verifiable deal on Iran recognizing Israel is really akin to saying that we won't sign a deal unless the nature of the Iranian regime completely transforms. And that is, I think, a fundamental misjudgment.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Barack Obama Quotes , Nature Quotes , Thinking Quotes
  • I had a sort of bad experiences as a playwright early on, when directors were putting in huge concepts that I didn't intend, or they were stylizing something that was compromising the play, so I started to think like, "well if I'm going to fight against this, I should learn how to direct".
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Adam Rapp Quotes , Fighting Quotes , Thinking Quotes
  • If the believers of the present-day religions would earnestly try to think and act in the spirit of the founders of these religions then no hostility on the basis of religion would exist among the followers of the different faiths. Even the conflicts and the realm of religion would be exposed as insignificant.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Albert Einstein Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Trying Quotes
  • ... keep practicing. After a great deal of practice, we no longer think about all the necessary movements we must make; they become part of our existence. Before reaching that stage, however, you must practice and repeat. And if that's not enough, you must practice and repeat some more.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Paulo Coelho Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Practice Quotes
  • Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? ... No other human institution comes close.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Carl Sagan Quotes , Science Quotes , Thinking Quotes
  • I tend to think that we are all pretty much alike. We all feel despair. We all have problems with relationships. We all become afraid. We all look at others and think these other people are more fortunate than us. Certainly the details of our life are unique. Spending time thinking of how I am different from someone else, however, does not tend to be very productive.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Akhil Sharma Quotes , Unique Quotes , Thinking Quotes
  • I think there's an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D'Artagnan. In the very beginning, she's using him in a pretty cynical way. When she gets to know him, she sees qualities in him that she recognizes and it's almost like trying to remake the past, but of course, it doesn't work.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Adrian Hodges Quotes , Past Quotes , Thinking Quotes