Henri Nouwen Quotes

Fear is the great enemy of intimacy. Fear makes us run away from each other or cling to each other but does not create true intimacy.

Henri Nouwen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: January 24, 1932 - September 21, 1996

Topics

FearGreatCreateEnemyRunTrue

I'm something of a black belt at break-ups. I have had two long-term relationships in my life, both of 10 years, both resulting in children, and both very much over. Things end. It is how you manage them being over that's key.

John Niven

LifeChildrenBlackKeyEndMy Life

Kids today know way more than you think they do, with the Internet and 500 TV channels.

Rodney Carrington

TodayThinkInternetYouChannels

A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write.

Rose Tremain

MeResearchPlanYearDreamWrite

His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to follow a conversation or lecture; but he never learned to write correctly; and his pronunciation remains extremely foreign to this day.

Mary Antin

TimeDayStruggleSchoolEvening

Salif Keita's one of my favorite artists.

Lizz Wright

ArtistsFavorite

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Delphine de Girardin

MindNoseInstinct

To share a story is in part to take ownership of it, especially because you are often able to comment on a story that you are sharing on social media.

Annalee Newitz

Social MediaStoryMediaOwnership

In the normal course of things, journalists want their story, and as soon as they are through with it, they pack their cameras and go. That was never the impression that David Astor gave when you were interviewed by him. It was far deeper than that.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

StoryYouGoWantNeverHim

I think when you come to Australia you immediately get the sense of fitness and taking care of yourself and being healthy, and it really shows.

Tinie Tempah

FitnessYourselfThinkCareYouGet

One of the most wonderful things for me is to watch somebody else perform, where I am the audience - I love this more than ever.

Marina Abramovic

LoveI AmMeMoreAudienceWatch

Match the right food to the right occasion. Think about what you are celebrating. If you are honoring people, what are their favorite foods? If it is a holiday, what is the food for it? When you give an identity to the party, people appreciate that.

Lidia Bastianich

FoodIdentityPeopleThinkYouGive

I think that a society lives or dies according to its respect for - for its art.

Kris Kristofferson

RespectArtSocietyThinkI Think

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