Samuel Alexander Quotes

Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical processes; but at the same time, so long as it remains desire, does not succeed in getting possession of the self.

Samuel Alexander

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I think, increasingly, despite what we are being told is an ever more open world of communication, there is a terrible alienation in the ordinary man between what he is being told and what he secretly believes.

John le Carre

CommunicationManWorldThinkMore

In luxury, ubiquity will kill you - it means you're not really luxury anymore.

Angela Ahrendts

LuxuryYouWillMeansReally

Doing audiobooks is kind of an actor's dream because you get to play all the parts.

Michael Beck

DoingYouDreamPlayKindActor

I started as a model in Mexico - I was traveling, but my base was in Mexico City. And then I studied acting for three years.

Stephanie Sigman

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In some instances, the accuracy of past-life memories can be objectively verified, sometimes with remarkable detail.

Stanislav Grof

MemoriesDetailSometimesAccuracy

One of the things that Flipboard is great at is certainly looking at the news in a realtime format, which a lot of the personal news aggregators don't really focus on, so you can see things right up to the minute.

Mike McCue

GreatFocusLookingYouPersonalUp

I like to see photographs: I like to see my family. To me, when I open a basic browser, and it's that very elegant silver simple user interface, I am unhappy. I don't need elegant and silver and simple!

Mitchell Baker

FamilySimpleI AmMeUnhappyNeed

There's a time in everyone's career where you go, 'Ah, this is hard - how long am I going to have to do this?' But the rewards are so great. Who gets to go on the podium and hear the national anthem? The whole nation singing! Money can't buy you that.

Mo Farah

GreatTimeMoneySingingYouCareer

My dad doesn't like religion much, but I grew up very close to the Baptist tradition. God isn't this distant thing. God is right here with you all the time. He's your buddy, and you can talk about everything.

Lucy Alibar

GodTimeReligionTraditionYouUp

The premise of 'Deadline' forced me to go against my own grain with a character determined to find all that is valuable in that time. I believe this is a story about redemption; how, even with the best intentions, it's sometimes found and sometimes not.

Chris Crutcher

CharacterTimeBestMeBelieveFind

New York gave me hell for that 'Purple Swag,' man. They didn't respect me until 'Peso.'

ASAP Rocky

RespectManNew YorkMeHellNew

The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil.

Thomas Malthus

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