“Nothing will be able to hinder us, if we desire and seek God alone, and take pleasure in nothing else.” Quote by Meister Eckhart
“The soul will bring forth Person if God laughs into her and she laughs back to him. To speak in parable, the Father laughs into the Son and the Son laughs back to the Father; and this laughter breeds liking and liking breeds joy, and joy begets love, and love begets Person, and Person begets the Holy Ghost.” IfsPersonsSoulJoyFatherSpeakLove IsLaughingSonHolyLaughterAnd LoveGhostHoly GhostBegetsParables Author:Meister Eckhart
“You know, you throw rocks in the lake and scientists will tell you you're raising the level of the lake, but all you get to see is the ripple.” KnowsLevelsRocksScientistLakesRipple Author:Norman Lear
“We had a Judeo-Christian ethic hanging around a couple thousand years that didn't help erase racism at all. So the notion of the little half-hour comedy changing things is something I think is silly.” ThinkingYearsLittlesHelpingChristianHoursHalfComedyCoupleThousandRacismEthicsNotionSillyThousand YearsEraseHalf HoursHanging AroundChristian Ethics Author:Norman Lear
“I think for television generally, the question that often arises is, "Does television lead, or does it follow?" You know, does it lead the conversation, or culture, or does it follow what's going on? And I think it does both.” ThinkingKnowsDoeCultureTelevisionConversationArise Author:Norman Lear
“I feel lazy when I'm not working. I learned all my business sense from my dad. He always believed in me, and I think the last thing he said to me before he passed away was, 'I know you're gonna be OK. I'm not worried about you.'” ThinkingKnowsFeelsSaidLastsBusinessRelationshipDadMy DadWorriedLazyPassed AwayBusiness Sense Author:Kim Kardashian
“Ratings translate into corporations, corporations that need a profit statement this quarter that's larger than the last.” NeedsLastsProfitStatementsCorporationsQuartersTranslateRating Author:Norman Lear
“The people responsible for the dollars that will buy the sex and violence so many deplore, don't even know what's going - well, of course they know. But they're comfortably ensconced in their country clubs and churches, and very far removed from the decisions that are made on their behalf.” PeopleKnowsWellsMadeCountryCoursesSexChurchDecisionViolenceResponsibleDollarsClubsBehalfCountry Clubs Author:Norman Lear
“That's a very hard thing to help the establishment know. We're still an establishment that thinks the average mentality is something like 13 years of age, that never forgot H.L. Mencken's notion that nobody lost money underestimating the intelligence of the American people. That's the horseshit the establishment has always lived with.” PeopleThinkingKnowsYearsStillsHardHelpingAgeLostNotionAverageEstablishmentMentalityUnderestimateHard ThingsLost Money Author:Norman Lear
“I looked at enough of American Idol in the first weeks, and they're all about humiliation. I listen to Rush Limbaugh because I find it so repulsive. There are people with a little less sophistication who watch a lot of it, because we allow things to appeal to our baser instincts. But at the same moment, give me a little choice, and I'll make a better decision, because I have that ability too. And so does everybody else.” PeopleGivingFirstsLittlesDoeEnoughMomentsChoicesAbilityDecisionWatchesWeekGive MeInstinctAppealsIdolsHumiliationSophisticationAmerican Idol Author:Norman Lear