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TABITHA SOREN In the New York Times, you're going to get completely different information than you would in th... TABITHA SOREN If the breaking news story had to do with hard news, politics specifically, I had a lot to do with i... TABITHA SOREN If the breaking news event has something to do with young people, specifically with MTV's audien... TABITHA SOREN I've been told I'm a player, but people still don't always return my calls. TABITHA SOREN I'm surprised and disappointed in American culture. TABITHA SOREN I worked at NBC and MTV for two years, and it was very interesting to see the comparisons of audienc... TABITHA SOREN Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. SOREN KIRKEGAARD In 2008, Nokia expects that 3 billion people will be owning a mobile phone, with much of this growth... SOREN PETERSEN The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have. 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SøREN KIERKEGAARD Every mental act is composed of doubt and belief, but it is belief that is the positive, it is ... SøREN KIERKEGAARD When one has once fully entered the realm of love, the world — no matter how imperfect — becomes... SøREN KIERKEGAARD Whoever has learned to be anxious in the right way has learned the ultimate. SøREN KIERKEGAARD I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My hon... SøREN KIERKEGAARD Love is the expression of the one who loves, not of the one who is loved. Those who think they can l... SøREN KIERKEGAARD The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were ... SøREN KIERKEGAARD What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears? SøREN KIERKEGAARD What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed tha... SøREN KIERKEGAARD And this is one of the most crucial definitions for the whole of Christianity; that the opposite of ... SøREN KIERKEGAARD The more he needs God, the more deeply he comprehends he is in need of God, and then the more he in ... SøREN KIERKEGAARD The matter is quite simple. The bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of s... SøREN KIERKEGAARD You love the accidental. A smile from a pretty girl in an interesting situation, a stolen glance, th... SøREN KIERKEGAARD There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believ... SøREN KIERKEGAARD