Huston Smith Quotes

Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing the line somewhere.

Huston Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ArtReligionSocietyDrawingRules

There's sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who was at least an acquaintance to Les Baxter before he passed away.

Jello Biafra

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I love the holidays - any holiday - but Christmas has always been sort of special because I grew up reading Charles Dickens.

Matthew Gray Gubler

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Everybody has an angle. The only time I say no to an interview is when someone says they don't have an angle. I know right away that that's not honest.

Steven Crowder

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Regardless of any title I'll ever hold, the most important job I'll ever have is spelled D-A-D.

Mike Pence

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'Silicon Valley' has come to mean the Bay Area, not just down the Peninsula.

Mitch Kapor

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It's very hard when I've seen a couple of people very beloved in my life with terrible degenerative diseases.

Judith Viorst

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I adore film, and I adore music.

Jonathan Demme

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Most Americans will let liberals and conservatives play their games because most Americans don't pay attention.

Dennis Miller

AttentionPlayGamesWillPayMost

As our economy advances, educational attainment is going to keep Arizona competitive.

Doug Ducey

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They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.

Chinua Achebe

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The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing - and then marry him.

Cher

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With tough interpretation of taxi and zoning regulations, neither Uber nor Airbnb would have gotten started. By the time many cities recognized their existence, both were fairly large and had the political support of their customers.

Brad Stone

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