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Thomas Merton Quotes

We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen.

Thomas Merton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Darkness Spiritual Fall Know True

There'll always be movies that are meant for the big screen, and they should be seen that way.

Robert Englund

Movies Way Always Big Seen Screen

It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions.

Roelof Botha

Decisions Choose Wall Lens Street

I like everything to be dependable, heavy, English furniture.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Furniture Everything Heavy English

I used to have quite long hair, and I decided that I wanted to get it cut. I'd never met the person who did it, and she cut it into some kind of dreadful mullet. It looked like a triangle on my head. The other kids were merciless.

Jonathan Stroud

Hair Long Long Hair Person Kind She

It was only by luck and the blessings of God that my soldiers did not encounter an assault, that we did not run over an IED. And to dishonor our service by saying we're not worthy of being called combat veterans is insulting to the majority of men and women who serve their country honorably.

Joni Ernst

Women God Service Men Luck Saying

I still play the fiddle every day. I'm afraid if I don't, it won't know who I am.

Johnny Gimble

Day I Am Every Day Play Know Afraid

Young men are obsessed with their dads, and they remain obsessed if the dad is not around. Remember that there was a lot of discussion about how George W. Bush might have invaded Iraq to atone for the failures of his dad.

Dinesh D'Souza

Men Remember Young Discussion How

A quiet, non-attention grabbing, 'Hey, just wanted to say that I enjoy your work' is perfect.

Chris Wood

Work Enjoy Perfect Quiet Say Just

My father married once. I married once. This is a conviction of ours. This is the way we grew up.

Chuck Berry

Father Way Up Conviction Once Ours

I think that when a film does its job, it poses questions rather than gives answers. It should act as a frustrating counselor who, at your bidding for advice, says, 'What do you think?' I think that's some of what the culture critic Greg Tate meant by art leaving a 'metaphysical stain.'

Aunjanue Ellis

Art Culture Job Think Advice You

I am basically turning football players into sprinters for a while. When we first talked about it, I didn't know how my expertise could be used.

Ato Boldon

Football I Am Know First Used How

I look at my own reservation, the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota - on my reservation, one quarter of our money is spent on energy. All of that money basically goes to off-reservation vendors whether it is for electricity, or whether it is for fuel.

Winona LaDuke

Money Energy Electricity Look Earth