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In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial. ↗

— Richard Armour

#larger #things #trivial #trouble

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality. ↗

— Billie Joe Armstrong

#always #been #doing #freedom #individuality

We also listen to PJ Harvey; a lot of driving music. You need something a little more relaxing in the car. ↗

— Brody Armstrong

#car #driving #harvey #listen #little

To be honest, I haven't seen a lot of the current crop of teen movies because there's only so much time and there's nothing that really drives me to do it. ↗

— Curtis Armstrong

#crop #current #drives #haven #honest

Mythology and science both extend the scope of human beings. Like science and technology, mythology, as we shall see, is not about opting out of this world, but about enabling us to live more intensely within it. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#beings #both #enabling #extend #human

Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can have any comprehension of the loyalty and trust of faith, one must first force one's mind to accept a host of incomprehensible doctrines. But this is to put the cart before the horse. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#any #before #cart #comprehension #doctrines

Well, the idea of God as a supreme being means that he is simply like us, writ large, and just bigger and better, the end product of the series; whereas this divine personality that we meet in the Bible was, for centuries, regarded simply as a symbol of a greater transcendence that lay beyond it. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#better #beyond #bible #bigger #centuries

I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude. ↗

— Desi Arnaz

#first #fortitude #i #just #learned

The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15. ↗

— Desi Arnaz

#arrived #bag #felt #how #i

Our reports about civilian casualties here, about the resistance of the Iraqi forces, are going back to the United States. It helps those who oppose the war when you challenge the policy to develop their arguments. ↗

— Peter Arnett

#back #casualties #challenge #civilian #civilian casualties