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Mortimer Adler Quotes

In idling, the motor's running, but you're letting your mind take in anything. Things pop into it. Those are the gifts of subterranean conscious.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: american
Birth: December 28, 1902 - June 28, 2001

Topics

Mind You Anything Things Take Gifts

When I first was exposed to Buddhism in the mid-1960s, I said it was so practical and utterly pragmatic. That's what attracted me to Buddhism.

Me Said First Pragmatic Practical

I wish I had a little more joy of cooking - because mostly I have anxiety of cooking. I'm so proud when things come out well.

Cooking Joy Proud Anxiety Wish More

I learned to write crime novels by reading people I hoped to emulate: people like James Lee Burke, Lawrence Block, Joseph Wambaugh, and Sue Grafton.

Michael Connelly

People Reading Crime Write Like Sue

To all you men out there who want to use turning the other cheek as an excuse for your weakness... man up! Develop yourself to the point that you are powerful enough to face any conflict in your life head on and without trouble. Then, use your newfound confidence to avoid the conflict.

Life Confidence Men Man Yourself

The biggest obstacle to professional writing is the necessity for changing a typewriter ribbon.

Robert Benchley

Writing Professional Changing Ribbon

To be earning a living as an artist at any time, any place is kinda the ultimate gift that you can receive from the universe, and I'm very much aware of that. I get to do exactly what I want to do.

Time Gift Universe You Artist Place

I think that a lot of people don't understand how much discrimination transgender people actually face. They think that we're just kind of saying it to put it out there and get sympathy, but that's not true at all.

People Sympathy Saying Face Think

When I was in middle school, and teachers lectured about World War II, the conflict seemed impossibly distant and irrelevant. And it had only happened 15 years earlier.

School War Conflict World Teachers

When I was a kid, I attended a small Catholic school in a south suburb of Chicago.

School Small Chicago Kid Catholic

I don't stress at all. When other people say, 'I'm having a bad day,' I ask, 'How can you have a bad day for the entire 24 hours, or even 12 or eight hours?' Something bad might happen, but that can't make the entire day bad.

Cloris Leachman

Day Stress People Bad Day You Bad

In a way, certain sections of the media always wanted to knock me because I had captained my country and been skipper at Old Trafford. It was all a bit odd really.

Me Media Country Way Old Always

Sci-fi fans really have a commitment to the characters even as much as the actors do. There's a synergy between making television and who gets to watch it.

Commitment Television Synergy Fans

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