"Never confuse faith, or beliefâ€”of any kindâ€”with something even remotely intellectual."

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Source : John Irving (2012). “A Prayer For Owen Meany”, p.537, Random House

John Irving

#Intellectual Quotes #Belief Quotes #Kind Quotes

“The day we receive Jesus Christ as our Savior is one of the greatest days of our lives. Not only are our sins washed away, but God puts His Spirit inside of us and gives us new desires.”
“The great European dream was to diminish militant nationalism. We would all be happy Europeans together. But we are going to see the old monster of militant nationalism being awoken when people realise how little control their politicians have.”
“I grew up singing Mexican music, and that's based on indigenous Mexican rhythms. Mexican music also has an overlay of West African music, based on huapango drums, and it's kind of like a 6/8 time signature, but it really is a very syncopated 6/8. And that's how I attack vocals.”
“One thing I've learned in life is that I can speak for myself, that I can fight my own battles. I don't like anyone telling me how I'm supposed to feel or think or what I'm supposed to say.”
“Now he belongs to the ages.”

Source : Quoted in Century Illustrated Magazine, Jan. 1890
“The wave is ignorant of the true nature of the sea: how can the temporal comprehend the eternal?”
“For women and men, but especially women, with on camera acting you have to look a certain way. You have to present yourself as the most attractive version of yourself that you can be, and then you're judged based on how attractive you are or if you are the right look for the character.”
“I was friends with Salvador DalÃ until the day he died. Lucky me. I can't say why. I didn't live to be noticed, I lived to enjoy the excitement of doing right that day, and I knew I was doing it right when they would have me back. That was the thrill for me. I yearned to be validated because my mother was stern and I never did much right, that's how I perceived it.”

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