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Thomas Merton Quotes

To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon myself is to live on the doorstep of hell.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Live Light Myself Hell Events Only

'Life's That Way' was an extraordinarily difficult book to write, because it wasn't written as a book. It was written as a journal of events that were happening as I wrote it, without the space or time either to digest or analyze those events and without the hindsight and peace that writing in the aftermath would have provided.

Life Time Peace Space Writing Book

I'm not interested in a film about golf but I am interested in golf as a metaphor.

I Am Golf Not Interested Film About

I hardly ever see new plays. They don't have the audacity and daring that they used to.

New See Used Daring Audacity Ever

If you want to be a great leader, remember to treat all people with respect at all times. For one, because you never know when you'll need their help. And two, because it's a sign you respect people, which all great leaders do.

Leader Respect Great People Treat

True love does not only encompass the things that make you feel good, it also holds you to a standard of accountability.

Love Good True Love Accountability

The more conservative you dress, the more you can get away with.

Lisa Lampanelli

Dress You Conservative More Get

Looking good and feeling good go hand in hand. If you have a healthy lifestyle, your diet and nutrition are set, and you're working out, you're going to feel good.

Good Feel Good Looking Diet You

There's a lot of learning that goes on based on the mistakes that we may make in practice, and our guys do a great job of trying to digest that information and be ready to go when we use it during the course of the game.

Learning Great Job Mistakes Practice

If it wasn't for Al Kooper, there might not be a Lynyrd Skynyrd. He's the one who found us at Pinocchio's in Atlanta, Georgia, and signed us to Sounds Of The South through MCA, brought the band to attention.

Johnny Van Zant

Attention Atlanta Band Georgia Us

I get up at 4:30 A.M. pretty much every morning during the week. I work out for an hour and a half. I do weights and I ride the bike, I run or I play tennis. It's my release.

Work Morning Ride Bike Week Play

One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly.

Work American Him Inspired Modern

Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas.

Paula Poundstone

Ideas Looking Grow Want Up Asking

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