Thomas Merton Quotes

In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and for 'finding himself.' If he persists in shifting his responsibility to somebody else, he fails to find out the meaning of his own existence.

Thomas Merton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 31, 1915 - December 10, 1968

Topics

LifeResponsibilityMeaningFinding

Comics could use more creators with something worthwhile to say.

Jim Woodring

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Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth.

Menachem Begin

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I only take risks in couture, but I don't take risks in athleticism.

Andre Leon Talley

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'Cars 2' is about a character learning to be himself. There's times in our lives where people always say, 'Well, you've gotta act differently. You should always be yourself.' That's the emotional core of the story.

John Lasseter

LearningCharacterYourselfPeople

I need a long and lingering death to make sure that I have time to have a deathbed conversion.

John Mellencamp

TimeDeathLongNeedSureDeathbed

I was really raised by three women - my mom, and I have two older sisters, one nine years and one 11 years older - so I'm happy to have that many women in the house.

John Tesh

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Predicting oil prices is anyone's guess.

Soren Skou

OilPricesGuessPredictingAnyone

When we're discussing who to invite to a dinner party, my wife Chaz and I sometimes use the shorthand, 'good value for money,' which indicates guests expected to be entertaining.

Roger Ebert

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I pray while driving. I pray while working, and while relaxing.

Joyce Meyer

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I've always wanted to play Don Quixote in some way. It's a great role. I think the idealism of the man shows that hope that we have in the human breast to achieve something.

Dominic Chianese

HopeGreatManThinkPlayAchieve

I fell asleep during 'Year One' twice. And my son, who never falls asleep during a Jack Black movie, also nodded off. That's how bad it was. I was incredibly disappointed.

Denis Leary

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Few bands in hard rock history have been so adept at balancing the awesome and trivial as Van Halen in their prime.

Chuck Eddy

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