Witness Quotes - Page 29

• I heard that the guy who invented the Jehovah's Witnesses was a Mason.That kind of turned me off, because when something's mysterious, all you can do is be scared of it. "He's a Mason? Ugh. It must be evil!" I didn't know much about it, so I was scared. Now I actually admire those guys - they're pretty talented. They founded a lot of the world that we look at today.

  Michelle Rodriguez

  Evil, Guy, Looks

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I think there's something about a writer's disposition, that is, even if unaware, always slightly in a witness state.

  Dani Shapiro

  Thinking, States, Disposition

  Source: therumpus.net

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• You witness the artists acting as witnesses, but they provide a point of view that's less monolithic. It's less official in a certain way. Many artists are speaking in the first person singular, as a reaction to dubbed-over media commentary. The thought is: "Enough with how we're represented by the media. Let me tell the story."

  Massimiliano Gioni

  Artist, Views, Media

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• It is depressing but not shocking to witness the liberal intelligentsia embrace Ari Shavit so enthusiastically. Shavit is someone who is as consistently wrong as Thomas Friedman on major issues, and at least as much a courtier of power.

  Max Blumenthal

  Depressing, Issues, Embrace

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• Lightnin' Hopkins was something of a fixture on the Houston coffee house scene so we were witness to eccentric blues brilliance close up. Then, believe it or not, along came the wave of the English cats like John Mayall, Eric Clapton and the Stones embracing the great American art form - the blues.

  Billy Gibbons

  Art, Coffee, Believe

  "BYT Interviews: Billy Gibbons". Interview with Jonny Grave, brightestyoungthings.com. January 18, 2016.

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• I felt like any individual's recovery was more important than the film I was making. And I actually felt that my presence was a form of witness that communicated to the people I was following that their lives mattered.

  Brian Lindstrom

  Recovery, People, Important

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I have always felt that documentaries are an opportunity for me to witness a world that I know nothing about.

  Chris Hegedus

  Opportunity, World, Documentaries

  "Sundance 2016 Women Directors: Meet Chris Hegedus – ‘Unlocking the Cage’". www.indiewire.com. January 23, 2016.

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• I feel that I'm in a very interesting position, where I'm standing back to look at this change, at this moment in history of human beings. If the end of the civilization comes before the end of my life, that's lucky! I want to witness how this big story of humans ends.

  Hiroshi Sugimoto

  Civilization, Interesting, Lucky

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I think I've been able to witness Canadian hip-hop get a lot more respect from our own people. I think some of the artists that came before me were doing their thing but lacked a strong next generation of artists to help them capitalize.

  JD Era

  Strong, Artist, Thinking

  Source: www.hiphopcanada.com

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• The novelist can't successfully depict such horrifying reality. But she can, and must, try, to bear witness. There are many ways of doing this; the mode I prefer is indirect.

  Teju Cole

  Reality, Trying, Novelists

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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• Witness Donald Trump's current presidential campaign. So first people need to find the white spaces, the unexploited or underexploited niches where there is less competition and more opportunity.

  Jeffrey Pfeffer

  Opportunity, White, Space

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• The most important problem in Iran is that the courts have lost their independence, and they are under the influence of the Ministry of Intelligence and their people. This is why we witness a number of journalists and human rights activists, my colleagues, and a number of feminists, in prison.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Rights, Iran, Numbers

  "Iran’s Nobel Peace Laureate Speaks From Exile". Interview with Bryan Schatz, www.motherjones.com. February 29, 2016.

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• For instance, my friend would never go on the show to air her dirty-laundry. But Tremont is outrageous! I've been watching a lot of clips of "The Jerry Springer Show" on YouTube (I can't tell you how many clips there are!) I get to witness these men going through the process to become women and what they're sharing. My character is pre-op. She's had the breast augmentation but still got "the goods" down there.

  Max von Essen

  Dirty, Character, Men

  "Max Von Essen: High-Notes in High-Heels". Interview with Eugene Lovendusky, www.broadwayworld.com. January 14, 2008.

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• A self that is very robust, that has many, many levels of organization, from simple to complex, and that functions as a sort of witness to what is going on in our organisms.

  Antonio Damasio

  Simple, Self, Organization

  "What Is Consciousness?" by David Hirschman, bigthink.com.

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• More than anything, I'm designing for a woman of today. I want to be a witness of my time.

  Nicolas Ghesquiere

  Design, Want, Today

  Source: www.elle.com

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• The reason they were designated as targets was to keep them from the witness stand and us. Is it just a coincidence that four years later they haven't been indicted

  Randi Weingarten

  Years, Target, Four

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• I have no problem with anybody who wants to bear public witness to their religion, but I don't think they can do it on public property. They have to do it on private property. There's nothing unconstitutional about that.

  John Shelby Spong

  Thinking, Want, Bears

  Source: mormon-chronicles.blogspot.com

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• I see people whose spirits are not broken, who continue to work for justice. That makes me feel alive, when I witness their work, and then I witness some of their dreams come to fruition.

  Emily Saliers

  Dream, People, Broken

  "Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls | Outspoken. Unapologetic. A Voice for Women". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Witness your thoughts, moods, and behaviors. They represent your memories of the past, and by witnessing them in the present, you liberate yourself from the past.

  Deepak Chopra

  Memories, Past, Behavior

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• [Donald Trump] was a magnificent witness. The reporter, when asking me about his testimony, said, "Sessions gushed about his testimony." But it was remarkable.

  Jeff Sessions

  Asking, Trump, Said

  Interview with Glenn Thrush, www.politico.com. May 31, 2016.

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• As the witness testified before my Subcommittee on Immigration, that barriers magnify the ability of every Border Patrol agent to be more effective. And so if you make up your mind, you can build substantial mileage barriers. It will increase the ability of our officers to perform, and the most important thing is, it sends a message to the world, the border is closed.

  Jeff Sessions

  Mind, Important, Agents

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• [ To break the law] would still be an imperative. I guess we do it for both reasons. You try to be a Christian, you try to come from that tradition of the Jewish prophets and then Christ and everything since. That becomes your handbook. "Witness" is the key word. You witness against the injustice, against the atrocity, against the heavy-handedness, and all the rest. We try to make a statement to other people, and we try to say it's your responsibility, too.

  Philip Berrigan

  Christian, Responsibility, Law

  Source: law-journals-books.vlex.com

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• How do we awaken to this true Self? By going within and putting our attention on the silent presence in our heart - the silent witness that is detached from sensory experience and at the same time enjoys that experience in complete freedom.

  Deepak Chopra

  Heart, Self, Attention

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• Become aware of the silent witness that is observing the unfolding of all the external events of your life. This eternal presence is your true Self.

  Deepak Chopra

  Self, Events, Silent

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• We need to be willing to witness ourselves in all the shades of our humanness, and to come into the heart space daily and just hold ourselves with love and compassion.

  Christine McCormick Day

  Heart, Compassion, Space

  Source: www.edgemagazine.net

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