- Fan
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- Nov 07, 2020
Moment Quotes
Staying present, one moment at a time.
This set of moment quotes includes a reflection on searching for clear definitions in matters of faith, alongside a described moment of sudden clarity after being chosen for a major project. Another simply savors the pleasure of remembering shared moments together. Related reflections continue in our Love quotes.
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- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
At any given time, all of us have an empty spot: one that is calling for companionship, for example, or for justice, love, romance, or a belly laugh. When I sit down to write, I look to see what hole needs filling at that particular moment.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
Making sense of a political moment when you're in the midst of it is difficult: even if you avoid commercial and personal conflicts, it can still be hard to see it and understand it.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
At a moment when people are losing faith in their ability to participate in politics and make themselves heard, the media can play a critical role in reversing that sense of alienation.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Children in their young teens are just moving into the moment when they are most receptive to philosophy and psychology. You can explore these things in stories and, in doing so, give them power and control.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had times where I've joked, like, 'I'm going to move to Vermont and become a painter.' And sometimes that joke felt like, 'Oh that's a good idea.' But it was only, like, a daydream for a moment to, like, escape.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate going into a room with people in it and the feeling of them staring. I find every moment excruciating.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
A culture produces ideas which are being explored, which of interest to that culture at that moment. And I think one of the things a writer can do is to take those ideas and go a bit further with them.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The moment somebody says 'this is very risky' is the moment it becomes attractive to me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I live with my mum and my nan. I think I will leave eventually, but not at the moment when they look after me so well. If you came to my house, they'd make you eat something.
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to balance competing with studying. It's hard work at the moment, but it could be worse.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Has there ever been a more revealing moment this year? Let me just put this in fairly simple terms: Al Jazeera now broadcasts the words of Senator Durbin to the Mideast, certainly putting our troops in greater danger. No more needs to be said about the motives of liberals.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people thought I was crazy for leaving Mexico when I had any project I wanted falling at my feet. But I risked everything to come to Los Angeles, where no one knew who I was, and start all over again. It was a very hard step to take. However, it was the moment I thought it was right to take a risk in my career.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the military I could exercise the power of being automatically respected because of the medals on my chest, not because I had done anything right at the moment to earn that respect. This is pretty nice. It's also a psychological trap that can stop one's growth and allow one to get away with just plain bad behavior.
- Present
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the present moment, the security of coherent philosophy, which existed from Parmenides to Hegel, is lost.
- Nov 07, 2020
My onstage persona really is a persona, you know, and really the moment I step onstage, it kind of kicks into gear.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was this moment, particularly after I had my first child, where I felt like, 'I don't know if I'll ever make a record, or if this is always going to be something just floating around in my head.'
- Discipline
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted to carry weapons, to swat an insect or speak an angry word, a discipline that introduced them to a new way of living.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020