Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing, but the habits he has accumulated during the first half.Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
Magnus Carlsen -
I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
Sally Phillips -
India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people.
Manmohan Singh -
I play-acted and started performing, which just logically led to doing it in school, which led to studying it in college, which led to auditioning to the showcase in New York. And then I had an agent, and I was an actress.
Mamie Gummer -
The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
Harold Warner -
I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.
Park Chan-wook
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I don't think about my fame very much.
Calvin Klein -
What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home.
Natalie Dormer -
I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have more character than rice and absorb other flavours more wholeheartedly.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
Mae Jemison -
Of course I'm naughty. I've always had to compete for attention, you see.
Rachel Johnson -
I think my sweet spot is to make personal films on not-too-big budgets and also make other people's films, bringing productions to Iceland, upping the business here.
Baltasar Kormakur
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I find end-of-the-world stuff enthralling - to imagine how life will be in the future on Earth and in space!
Sam Heughan -
Frankly, we actresses are so much in a hurry. We feel we have very few years to shine in our career, so we neglect our personal life. But for me, both aspects are equally important. I don't want to grow old and have regrets.
Kareena Kapoor Khan -
Of one thing there is no doubt: if Paris makes demands of the heart, then Munich makes demands of the stomach.
Rachel Johnson -
Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does.
Waylon Jennings -
I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
Kate Mulgrew -
When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
Larry Mullen, Jr. U2
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I played Big Mama in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' when I was 20 years old at the University of Michigan.
Margo Martindale -
Why do we complain about the Fall? It is not on its account that we were expelled from Paradise, but on account of the Tree of Life, lest we might eat of it.
Franz Kafka -
I try to maintain a high level of coolness. Which means I've gotta look at lot of magazines. I've gotta look at a lot of ads to see what people want to wear.
Fred Armisen -
European countries give much larger shares of aid for poverty relief than the U.S.
Angus Deaton -
I had a high-flying career. Never wanted to get married. All I wanted to do was have some fun.
Cindy Gallop -
It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing, but the habits he has accumulated during the first half.
Fyodor Dostoevsky