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Karen Armstrong Quotes

Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day.

Karen Armstrong

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: November 14, 1944

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Knowledge Day Compassion Practice

There's so much of, it could have been a very critical examination of what happened, and really the emotional lives of the people involved sort of carry the characters forward.

People Forward Emotional Carry Been

I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect.

Heart Respect Think Criticism Take

The rich get richer. Not only because they have surpluses with which to invest, but because of the overriding emotional release they experience from having wealth.

Experience Rich Wealth Emotional Get

My mom just wanted me to do anything that was academic, whether it was become a doctor or be a lawyer. Engineering suited her... then I dropped out. It was not what I wanted to do at all; it just felt so unnatural, and I couldn't put my finger on why. I just knew it wasn't for me.

Me Mom Doctor Lawyer Engineering

I get so many people coming up to me being like, Aahhh! And I'm like, what the hell? I'm just me!

People Me Hell Coming Up Get

I always wanted to be a character actor rather than the poster boy that they tried to make me 100 years ago. An actor has a degree of responsibility to change for the audience, to give them something new each time, to surprise and not bore them.

Change Character Time Responsibility

I always figure hey, look, I'm not a rock star, I'm an actor. I'm somebody who's meant to be other people and I'm not meant to be here representing myself. I'm happier when I'm presenting myself as other characters.

Myself People Rock Star Look Rock

For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth.

Help You Soar Earth Must Asset

I think it's certainly important that we don't have symbols in our society that are offensive to a segment and that arouse racial division.

Society Think Important Racial Our

Wherever you're from, you adapt to your environment. It definitely made my music a little bit more explicit. Because I really was in North Philly, I listened to State Property and stuff. Everything my dad listened to, I listened to.

Music Environment You Adapt More

Hatred for Obama... has more to do with race than anything else.

Race More Hatred Anything Than Else

To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs, that's what the musical does best.

Funny Good Best Me Comedy You

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