On the basis of biological, sociological, and historical knowledge, we should recognize that the individual self is subject to death or decay, but the sum total of individual achievement, for better or worse, lives on in the immortality of The Larger. 1.46K
I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it. 592
The most important seed I can sow in this life is my children, and the love and knowledge that I can bestow upon them and the help I can give them. 626
You make knowledge relevant to life and you make it important for children to learn things that will really relate to things going on in their lives, and not abstract. 2.44K
There’s a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside. 593
The understanding of art depends finally upon one’s willingness to extend one’s humanity and one’s knowledge of human life. 754
It is remarkable how many misconceptions there are here about life in the developing world and I think that that knowledge gap has done a lot to contribute to the imbalance quite frankly. 552
A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy. 607
Debating clubs among boys are very useful, not only as affording pleasant meetings and interesting discussions, but also as serving for training grounds for developing the knowledge and the qualities that are needed in public life. 647
The essence of religion is the knowledge of God which is eternal life. That and nothing less than that is religion. Everything else is on the surface, is superfluous save for the needs of men. 645
When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taught by God, but written down by human beings deprived of modern day knowledge. So there is some fallibility in the writings of the Bible. But the basic principles are applicable to my life and I don’t find any conflict among them. 1.1K
How many deaf people do you know in real life? Unless they live in a cave, or are 14, which seems to be true for most people in this business, what could I possibly tell them that they don’t already know? 602
I always wanted to be a zookeeper when I was growing up, and I’ve wound up a zookeeper! I’ve been working with the Los Angeles Zoo for 45 years! I’m the luckiest old broad on two feet because my life is divided absolutely in half – half animals and half show business. You can’t ask for better than two things you love the most. 608
The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different. 575
My whole life I’ve played music for my own personal enjoyment and the idea of it becoming a machine or a business is just horrible. 635
All those lessons that I’ve learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court. 559
Show me any top entertainer or top business executive, and I’ll show you a guy who has mapped out his life from the very start. 656
I’m acting when I serve as a hostess, when I run my wig business. I was born to act, and life itself is the greatest part. 542