Karen Armstrong Quotes

Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God has been relegated to the margin, to the periphery and they are all in different ways seeking to drag him out of that peripheral position, back to center stage.

Karen Armstrong

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GodSocietyFeelBackStageOut

When I started to work in Hollywood at a fairly low level delivering scripts around town, listening to AM talk radio, I at first listened to it as a novelty.

Andrew Breitbart

WorkListeningHollywoodTalkRadio

Nobody, not even the head coach, would do anything to the football unilaterally, such as adjust the amount of pressure in a ball, without the quarterback not knowing. It would have to be the quarterback's idea.

John Madden

FootballPressureNot KnowingNobody

Classic nineteenth century European imperialists believed they were literally on a mission. I don't believe that the imperialists these days have that same sense of public service. They are simply pirates.

John Pilger

ServicePublic ServiceBelieveSame

If I want to run around a field when I'm 70, I would like to have that option.

Amanda Burton

WantRunWouldLikeFieldAround

If a book sells a few hundred thousand copies or a million copies, which is great, it's perfect for PassionFlix because we don't have the same overhead as some of the studios do to make these movies.

Tosca Musk

GreatBookPerfectMoviesSameSome

I would like to propose slow cycling. Commute by bike. At a stroke, you remove the need for and absurd cost of public transport. Cycling is almost completely free. There is no longer any need for the gym as you get fit by cycling. And you can go at your own pace.

Tom Hodgkinson

BikeFreeSlowYouGymGo

Affectation is certain deformity; by forming themselves on fantastic models, the young begin with being ridiculous, and often end in being vicious.

Robert Blair

EndYoungRidiculousBeginBeing

The great thing about scenes that involve nervous breakdowns - in the little experience I have doing them - is that there's no way to craft it. You just have to do it, and it sort of crafts itself in just being incredibly messy.

Lucas Hedges

GreatExperienceDoingYouNervous

That's your end goal anyway, is to make the fans happy.

Johnny Van Zant

HappyEndGoalFansMakeYour

The computer industry began with home-brew boxes that everyone had to program for themselves, but that was a huge hassle. The computer revolution didn't explode until the first Macintosh arrived, with its point-and-click simplicity.

Clive Thompson

SimplicityRevolutionFirstEveryone

It's really rare that you come across a Southern character that's not stereotyped, vilified or aggrandized.

Anson Mount

CharacterYouRareSouthernCome

Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at all seasons, madam: that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.

Pierre Beaumarchais

LoveSeasonsAnimalsThirstyUs

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