Huston Smith Quotes

Science is like a flashlight in the hands of people living in a huge balloon. They can illuminate anything in the balloon, but cannot shine it outside the balloon to see where it is floating - or if it is floating at all.

Huston Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SciencePeopleShineHandsLiving

Donald Trump is a breath of fresh air in the nation where the political establishment from both parties has betrayed their constituencies time and time again.

Jerry Falwell, Jr.

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That adage about 'Write what you know' is basically the opposite of the way I function. I write about what I'm curious to find out.

Jennifer Egan

CuriousYouFindKnowWayWrite

I worked very hard and I earned all the attention I'm getting.

Anna Kournikova

AttentionHardEarnedVeryGetting

The deciding factor of why some entrepreneurs are successful and others fail is not limited to your DNA or your education; it is about the actions you take as the leader of your business.

Michael Gerber

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We are making the fundamental changes. It was like the decent housing target. We said by 2010, we'd have taken a million houses and refurbished them into decent housing.

John Prescott

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It's always challenging when you're shooting a film. Shooting things out of order and keeping continuity on all levels is always for me the most challenging thing.

Amy Adams

MeYouAlwaysOutShootingFilm

Nobody knows what either sleep or waking consciousness is, even though these two have long been seen as the two sides of being: part of life's unvarying diurnal rhythm.

Siri Hustvedt

LifeSleepLongNobodySidesRhythm

I write songs about fat girls and about men who run off to Mexico.

Mika

MenFatRunWriteMexicoOff

As a new artist there's always outside influences trying to tell you how to make a song better for radio and how to do your hair.

Josh Groban

HairSongBetterTryingYouArtist

The press always ends up being much nicer than I expect. A lot of times they say something snarky about you, but then you meet them in person and they couldn't be nicer.

Josh Schwartz

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If you don't have a spiritual practice in place when times are good, you can't expect to suddenly develop one during a moment of crisis.

Douglas Coupland

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I do feel a lot more comfortable when my dog is with me.

Brian Schweitzer

DogMeFeelComfortableMoreLot

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