Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes
As much as possible, and this as quickly as possible: that is what the great mental and emotional illness craves that is variously called "present" or "culture," but that is actually a symptom of consumption.
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It takes a great man to be a good listener.
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Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.
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All you have is yourself and what you have to present, and just focus on that. And if you can walk out of the audition and say to yourself, 'I hit all my beats,' 'I accomplished my emotional honesty,' or 'I remembered my words,' then that's winning.
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I think the thing I'd like to do is just educate the people to some of the travesties they can end.
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I am only about winning and getting better.
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We don't have access to a national forum that we had in those days, through the news magazines which were the television news of the time. It's very disturbing to me that we've sort of been pushed to the corners.
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All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.
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I think if they put a laugh track on 'Intervention,' it would be funny.
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I just want Tina Fey to be my best friend. And Lena Dunham. And Oprah, too.
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I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the game.
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When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience - they love it.
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My dad wasn't the biggest role model, but he was a great musician and I loved him very much. He was a character.
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Being a former first lady doesn't prepare you to be president.
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I grew up in L.A., so I'm a huge Lakers fan and Kobe fan.
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If the Chinese can't buy U.S. products, they'll buy them from European countries and then develop stronger economic ties with France and Germany and perhaps side more with those countries when international issues flare up.
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Nobody can tell you how the blues feel unless they have the blues. We all take it differently.
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I like spending time with my husband.
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I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky.
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I see a lot of people who have amazing stories but have been told that their work, their lives, and their stories and not the stuff of literature. Or they're first-generation college student, first-generation American, and their family just doesn't understand the art world. They have a lot of guilt. "We came all the way from [wherever] so you could do this?" Those people may not be showing the moxie, but that's because they don't even know what's possible. So I want to jump in and say, "Actually, your story is amazing, and I believe in you.".
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I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.
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I have been blessed with friends who do things rather than buy things: friends who will change books at the library, take a bag of your old clothes to a thrift store, bring you cuttings and plant them in a window box, fill the bird feeder in your garden when you can't get out.
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I do believe in love at first sight. I'm experiencing it everyday.
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There are recurring elements in popularized fairy tales, such as absent parents, some sort of struggle, a transformation, and a marriage. If you look at a range of stories, you find many stories about marriage, sexual initiation, abandonment. The plots often revolve around what to me seem to be elemental fears and desires.
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As much as possible, and this as quickly as possible: that is what the great mental and emotional illness craves that is variously called "present" or "culture," but that is actually a symptom of consumption.
