Adolfo Perez Esquivel Quotes

Reflection is only a partial understanding of truth if it does not translate itself in practice into commitments to the common good and justice. Truth is not mere abstraction but something to be done and is only apprehended when this is realized.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

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I think my biggest appeal for fans is probably the fact that I'm honest. I'm up front about who I am. I'm a little naughty. I have a naughty side and everybody knows that. But I know when to use that and when not to.

John Barrowman

I AmThinkKnowNaughtySideFans

I wanted to become an actor because I wanted to become a gypsy. I wanted to live the gypsy life!

Jeremy Irons

LifeLiveActorBecomeBecause

I never call them 'guys;' I always call them 'boys.' Maybe it's a superiority complex - my needing to keep them down.

Megan Fox

DownNeverAlwaysComplexCallKeep

The danger with genre is playing genre instead of playing the honesty of what's going on.

Melanie Scrofano

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'Ancillary Sword' picked up the Locus and the BSFA, which surprised the heck out of me.

Ann Leckie

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I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

Jeanette Winterson

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I think that every new record is a chance to... I think what it is for me is my heart and soul at that moment in time... I've always felt that just being able to make a record is a privilege.

Mary Chapin Carpenter

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You don't need to retouch if you know how to light.

Mary Ellen Mark

LightYouKnowNeedHow

I'm not going to make it the all - everything. Our (the Saints) goal is to get better, make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl, but I'm not gonna anguish over it like I have in the past.

Mike Ditka

PastWinBetterGoalSuper Bowl

Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't.

Judy Holliday

FriendshipFriendsYouRightLovers

There are times in my life when I haven't been happy. Sometimes it's not even physical, it's something else. The key is identifying why you're unhappy and doing whatever you can to fix it in a healthy way.

Josie Loren

LifeHappyKeyMy LifeUnhappyYou

It's not that prison makes you shed your abstract notions. On the contrary, it pares them down to their most succinct articulations. Prison is, indeed, a translation of your metaphysics, ethics, sense of history and whatnot into the compact terms of your daily deportment.

Joseph Brodsky

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