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Huston Smith Quotes

I grew up taking it for granted that missionaries were what American boys grew up to be.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

American Up Taking Granted Were

Bon Jovi's trick is to use heavy-metal chords and still sound absolutely safe. Rock & roll used to be rebellion disguised as commercialism; now so much of it is commercialism disguised as rebellion.

Michael Azerrad

Now Rock Rebellion Sound Safe Used

In life, you'll often find that having influence and providing sound advice is a good thing, even if it attracts criticism or requires some sacrifice.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

Life Good Sacrifice Influence Advice

As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.

Art Conversation Satisfaction Jazz

I think the word for me is survival, not ambition. I'm really a lucky man. I've always accepted whatever I was in, whether it was driving a taxi or entertaining. The jet set might not enjoy what I do, but I deal with the average person.

Man Me Ambition Think Driving Enjoy

If I put my name on something, I'm going to be involved. I'm not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.

Name Attention Pay Attention Pay Put

What is a philosophy? It Is an answer satisfactory to the reason to all the great problems of life. That is what is meant by philosophy. It must satisfy the reason, and it must show the unity underlying the endless diversity of the facts that science observes.

Life Science Great Diversity Unity

Recalling a memory is not like playing a tape recorder. It's a creative process.

Susumu Tonegawa

Creative Memory Process Playing Like

I certainly have a fascination with pop music as a musical form, not necessarily as a lifelong commitment. I guess you could say I'm like a Casanova of music. I can't seem to settle down with one musical form.

Music Commitment You Down Say Seem

I said to my mother, 'When you see my name in 'Vogue,' I will have arrived.'

Mother Name You Said Will See

Cassius Clay is a name that white people gave to my slave master. Now that I am free, that I don't belong anymore to anyone, that I'm not a slave anymore, I gave back their white name, and I chose a beautiful African one.

Beautiful I Am People Free Name Now

Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and terrorists are bad people. The ideals of these groups are in opposition to everything our nation stands for and everything that holds true to our founding principles. Their hatred of people dissimilar to them is un-American, and it should not be tolerated under any circumstances.

Markwayne Mullin

People Bad People Bad White True

I would never think of myself as a role model.

Myself Think Role Model Never Role

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