Christoph Waltz Quotes
Everything that happens later in life is appreciated in a different way. You can appreciate the thing for what it is, which you couldn't if you were 25 and had never experienced much else. You would take it all for granted and think that's what life is like.
Quotes to Explore
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A healthy economics has got to have both conceptual, theoretical research and applied, empirical research.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the problem assets over a period of three or four years should not be allowed.
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I'm constantly trying to keep people guessing as to what I'm doing, and I will spend enormous amounts of time looking at manuscripts and asking questions, and people will say, 'I know what his next book is about.'
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I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive.
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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.
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D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.
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Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me of my sins: I will strive to amend my ways.
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In Shakespeare, unique individuals repudiate the stereotypes demanded by the structure of the play: Shylock commands our sympathy, Barnardine refuses to be hanged. Individuals trump the category.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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All the religious wars that have caused blood to be shed for centuries arise from passionate feelings and facile counter-positions, such as Us and Them, good and bad, white and black.
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If a man is terrified, it's up to me to dispel that terror.
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'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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I developed this - I don't know, like a burning love, almost, inside of me that I just wanted to get up, and I just wanted to skate every single day and get better.
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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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I was kind of excited about going to jail the first time and I learnt some great dialogue.
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I moved to New York and went to art school at Parsons School of Design. Became a photographer. Became a creative consultant.
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Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.
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To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.
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I'm scared to fall in love, afraid to love so fast, cuz everytime I fall in love, it seems to never last.
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Everything that happens later in life is appreciated in a different way. You can appreciate the thing for what it is, which you couldn't if you were 25 and had never experienced much else. You would take it all for granted and think that's what life is like.
