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“In an abusive relationship - we'll talk about men and women - women are often restrained, by words or out of fear, from leaving. They will tolerate abuse up to and including being put to death.”
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“If we pretend to respect the artist at all we must allow him his freedom of choice , in the face, in particular cases, of innumerable presumptions that the choice will not fructify.”
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“I took two years away from making films to write a novel.”
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“You can prance and you can dance, but when it comes to relations, keep it in your pants.”
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“God is a pure no-thing, concealed in now and here; the less you reach for him, the more he will appear.”
Source : Angelus Silesius, “God is a pure no-thing”
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“The Supreme Court refuses to abandon its convoluted Lemon test. The Lemon test has created havoc, misunderstanding, and hostility toward religion.”
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“Knowledge is not gained, it is there all the time. It is the "veils" which have to be dissolved in the mind.”
Source : Idries Shah (2002). “Neglected Aspects of Sufi Study”, p.39, Octagon Press Ltd
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“Theater is so ephemeral, and I love that.”