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Kenneth L. Pike Quotes

When I conform to truth, I do not conform to an abstract principle; I conform to the nature of God.

Kenneth L. Pike

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: sociologist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 9, 1912 - December 31, 2000

Topics

Nature God Truth Abstract Principle

We tend to intensely scout an area and then use our imaginations to make the best use of the geography.

Best Scout Geography Make Our Use

One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man.

Heart Water Man People Temple May

God, I just love 'A Journey to the End of the Millennium,' by A. B. Yehoshua. My favorite novel by an American Jew is probably 'Humboldt's Gift.'

Love God Journey Gift End American

I actually got into 'Ultraman' through the video games first, before I realized they were based on something. You remember how they had those fighting Ultraman video games? That's how I got into it. Then I started watching the show. Their kaiju look so weird.

Video Games Fighting Weird You Look

The last thing you want to see is your great players in the press box or in the locker room.

Great You Want Box See Room

I never thought that I would treasure doing my job, and I have reached that point. I've gotten to a point where it's like the priesthood: this is what I was called to do.

Job Thought Doing Treasure Never

Paradoxical as it may seem, to believe in youth is to look backward; to look forward we must believe in age.

Dorothy L. Sayers

Age Youth Believe Forward Look Seem

I've never pulled out of a fight, never not showed up to fight, so injured or not, I'm coming.

Fight Never Out Coming Up Injured

Some people have heard of The Method, which originally goes back to Stanislavski... he gave you six major pointers whereby you became that character and tried to fool your mind psychologically. That's it in a nutshell. Daniel Day Lewis is an example of somebody like that who stays in character between takes.

Character Day Fool People Mind You

Terri's death brings to a close a very tragic, human and personal event that has left everyone with a feeling of emptiness, regardless of what side of the issue you may have been on.

Death You Feeling Personal Human

My father was a security guard. I was a security guard.

Susana Martinez

Father Security Guard

I didn't have a whole lot of role models to say, 'This much is possible, versus this much.' So I finally said, 'I think I'd like to be a mayor. I'd like to pull together a city and help do good things.'

Susana Martinez

Good Together City Good Things Think

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