#us

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

The Non-Conformist Conscience makes cowards of us all. ↗

— Max Beerbohm

#cowards #makes #us

Many a man who pays rent all his life owns his own home; and many a family has successfully saved for a home only to find itself at last with nothing but a house. ↗

— Bruce Barton

#find #his #home #house #itself

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

It's harder to be a success, globally, and be artistic. Harder to have that balance than just to be artistic when nobody understands you. ↗

— Andre Benjamin

#balance #globally #harder #just #nobody

I had the pleasure of knowing Ronald Reagan before he became Governor of California. He was a truly great human being and we usually spent our time together reminiscing about mutual friends. ↗

— James Arness

#became #before #being #california #friends

What made us different from other westerns was the fact that 'Gunsmoke' wasn't just action and a lot of shooting; they were character-study shows. ↗

— James Arness

#different #fact #just #lot #made

Most shows, you really have to force it. And everybody's nervous, and the network is nervous, and they've all got their notepads out, and they're all going to give notes on what they think is funny, and everybody's trying to spin their jokes, and this was so - the script was so good that we didn't have to really do anything, and it made it so easy for us to do well. ↗

— Will Arnett

#easy #everybody #force #funny #give

The absurd consequences of neglecting structure but using the concept of order just the same are evident if one examines the present terminology of information theory. ↗

— Rudolf Arnheim

#concept #consequences #evident #examines #information

I always think that if you look at anyone in detail, you will have empathy for them because you recognize them as a human being, no matter what they've done. ↗

— Andrea Arnold

#anyone #because #being #detail #done