Huston Smith Quotes

Walnuts have a shell, and they have a kernel. Religions are the same. They have an essence, but then they have a protective coating. This is not the only way to put it. But it's my way. So the kernels are the same. However, the shells are different.

Huston Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: theologian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 31, 1919 - December 30, 2016

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I've been incredibly blessed with good roles the past few years, but none of them compares to the experience of playing Ellsworth on 'Deadwood.' There are times when I've had as much fun or had comparably great material, but as a body of work, playing Ellsworth tops anything else in my lifetime.

Jim Beaver

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We know our son. We know he's not a pedophile like some of these newscasters are saying. That is not true.

Joe Jackson

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To some degree, we're all thinking about the same things. It's the zeitgeist. The trick, in a way, as a writer, is to hope that your interests in some sense link up with the culture around you.

Jennifer Egan

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None of us condone terrorism in any way, shape, or form, and I believe Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that was, is, and remains a threat to peace in the Mideast, and must be dismantled and disarmed.

John Conyers

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The Katy Perry stuff, those are great songs.

John Oates

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Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light.

John Ruskin

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The more one pleases everybody, the less one pleases profoundly.

Stendhal

WisdomMoreEverybodyLessPleases

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

Mike Singletary

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There is no 'i' in team but there is in win.

Michael Jordan

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Every film is a political act; it's how you see the world.

Mira Nair

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My motive, and I will make it clear and look you in the eyes, is to attack major league baseball. That's my motive.

Jose Canseco

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I want people to realize that they matter.

Chris Jordan

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