Emanuel Swedenborg Quotes

Man was so created by the Lord as to be able while living in the body to speak with spirits and angels, as in fact was done in the most ancient times; for, being a spirit clothed with a body, he is one with them.

Emanuel Swedenborg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: swedish
  • Birth: January 29, 1688 - March 29, 1772

Topics

ManSpeakBodyDoneLivingAngels

The messages that my work might contain, the verbal aspects, the use of words, certainly I never mean for it to be more than - shall we say? - fifty percent of the total, and sometimes my active interest is much less than that. It is the formal aspect of my painting which fascinates me most.

Robert Indiana

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It requires some intelligent reframing to make people see commonalities that they don't otherwise see. To me, the Tea Party and the Occupy movement are, in many ways, saying the same thing, but it requires a bit of imagination to get people to see that.

Anand Giridharadas

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The Treasury Department would use the interest from these securities to hire U.S. companies to build Saudi Arabia - new cities, new infrastructure - which we've done.

John Perkins

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If you believe in astrology, I'm a Virgo, so I'm very controlling; I'm very neat, and I'm very organized.

Trisha Yearwood

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I never had the idea of moving to Paris and becoming something. I liked the idea of living in Paris because it seemed to have so many parts of life I really enjoyed. The people there seemed to prize literature and art, food and drinking, a more hedonistic way of living.

Rosecrans Baldwin

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I'm very fortunate to be doing what I dreamed of, what I love. So few people get that opportunity. So while people continue liking what I write, I'm going to happily continue.

Michael Robotham

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I know it's inevitable that there will be those who compare 'The Pacific' to 'Band of Brothers.' For years, the Pacific theater of war was not talked about as much as the European theater, yet it was part of the same war.

Jon Seda

WarInevitableKnowWillBandSame

Many years ago, when I was working on Broadway, I used to go to a drug rehabilitation centre on Sundays. I didn't lecture them against the perils of drug-taking; I gave them drama therapy.

Diana Rigg

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Any nobody from the folk blues world could avoid being influenced by Woody Guthrie, who is actually of Scottish-Irish ancestry.

Donovan

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'What if?' is just about the worst question I can ask myself, and I want to avoid it at all costs for the rest of my life.

Chris Gethard

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A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.

Ansel Adams

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Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

Pericles

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