Huston Smith Quotes

I don't have any fear of death. I do, however, have an inordinate fear of becoming dependent on other people. To me, that's the severest test, not death.

Huston Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FearDeathPeopleMeTestBecoming

Basically, though, I believe in eating well, not eating too much but eating a variety of foods.

Joan Collins

EatingBelieveToo MuchI Believe

We just did a show in Providence, Rhode Island, and we got three puppy shots before we even got on the air, which was great. Although sometimes you get flashed by some puppies that you'd rather not see. They're more like mongrels.

Jerry Lawler

GreatYouSometimesThreeIsland

Teenagers have more intense reading experiences because they've had fewer of them. It's like the first time you fall in love. You have a connection to that first person you fell in love with because it was so intense and unprecedented.

John Green

LoveTimeReadingYouConnection

You experience other cultures to give you a kind of shock that makes you look at your own culture. You appreciate it more as a result of being out of it, but you also realise there are some things lacking in your culture.

Mem Fox

CultureExperienceAppreciateResult

Boston was incredible. I had some of the best experiences of my life there at Berklee because I met a bunch of other people who were at the exact same stage in life and interest as me. There were American and international students all wrapped up in the Berklee environment, where you basically did nothing but music 24/7.

Anat Cohen

LifeMusicBestPeopleMeAmerican

People have been dealing with health long before there was science, certainly before nutrition science. We're constantly reading about scientific studies that support old wives' tales.

Michael Pollan

ScienceHealthSupportPeopleLong

When you get frisked by the police at the age of 10, and they empty your schoolbag out in the street and kick your books around and calling you names because of where you live, you just get an anger towards everyone who is outside of your neighborhood.

Lukas Forchhammer

LiveAgePoliceAngerYouStreet

I am not afraid of saying something and going and pursuing it. That's it. I see it in my mind. I say it out loud. I go and do it.

Conor McGregor

I AmMindSayingGoSaySee

Monorail tracks are prefabricated and can be erected relatively quickly: Simply dig a hole every 120 feet or so, plop down a column, and lift the track into place. Because the systems operate above traffic, collisions with errant motorists are never an issue. The trains are automated, saving millions in labor costs in the long run.

Brendan I. Koerner

FeetLongDownPlaceLaborRun

Football has always been a big part of my life. Almost from the day I was born, playing and coaching football were all I really ever wanted to do.

Bobby Bowden

LifeDayFootballMy LifeBornBig

Country music is - can be - a loving industry.

Ashley McBryde

MusicLovingCountryCountry Music

People hate negative tactics, but the fact is, as the 3 A.M. ad demonstrates, they can be very effective.

Susan Estrich

HatePeopleNegativeFactEffective

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