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Said Nursi Quotes

All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and unclouded pleasure are contained within the knowledge and love of God.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: theologian
Nationality: turkish
Birth: 1878 - 1960

Topics

Love Happiness God Knowledge Joy

I don't really engage with that world of technology, which might be to my detriment.

Technology World Engage Might Really

Sure, they were simple desk lamps with only a minimal amount of movement, but you could immediately tell that Luxo Jr. was a baby, and that the big one was his mother. In that short little film, computer animation went from a novelty to a serious tool for filmmaking.

Mother Simple Baby Short You Desk

I grew up in a house that was in a constant state of mourning.

House Up Mourning State Constant

Rage has such focus. It can't go on forever, but it's invigorating.

Focus Go Rage Forever Invigorating

Jim Sheridan, the MP who wants to ban sketchwriters from the Commons for being rude about politicians, is a blithering idiot. Sorry, scrub that - clearly a very thoughtful person with whom I might conceivably disagree on some marginal issues. A blithering savant, perhaps.

Sorry Idiot Thoughtful Person Rude

Metaphors, similes, puns - all manner of metonymy - I'm interested in language that cannot be parsed by a machine - language that can only be understood through acculturation.

Language Through Cannot Understood

I got an invitation to go to the Olympic trials. And in the same week, I got a telegram from a... big executive at Columbia Records.

Week Go Trials Same Invitation Big

Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing, not even the truth, must come between it and the beloved person.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Love Truth Person Nothing Human

The only thing I've ever offered the public is some music. If they like the music, that's great. Turn on the radio. If they don't like it, switch it off.

Music Great Turn Radio Off Only

I think for the longest time I used to be kind of embarrassed that if I hung out with someone that had a really, really strong personality, I would end up accidentally catching myself talking like them.

Time Myself Be Kind Personality End

When it comes to work, I am focused. I work like a maniac.

Work I Am Focused Like Maniac Am

My college degree is from a great university in 1944. I got my master's at Harvard graduate school, completely co-ed, in 1945. My mother got her college degree in 1920. What's the problem? Those opportunities were always there for women.

Phyllis Schlafly

Mother Women Great School College

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