Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes
One should adpot only those situations in which one is in no need of sham virtues, but rather, like the tight-rope dancer on his tight rope, in which one must either fall or stand--or escape.
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This is what's sick about living in L.A. My eight-year-old daughter will point to a woman and say, 'Look! That woman's had too much Botox.' She spots them because they all look a bit like Lord Voldemort from 'Harry Potter.'
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I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don't want adventure.
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Over the years, I have worked very hard to achieve what I have so far. But I've not been alone in this journey. A lot of the credit for this goes to my fans - it's because of them that I'm here today.
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My people. I have given them a sense of individuality, integrity. I have not made them slaves of any god or any religion. Nor of any holy book or any priest. I have certainly not replaced their god. They are all a part of what I call my traveling circus.
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I'm a big believer in the idea that while we are the sum of our tears, we are also the product of our choices in how we deal with those tears.
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When you're CEO, you have to have two conditions: first, shareholders need to trust you and want you to head your company. The second is that you need to feel the motivation to do the job. So, as long as both are reunited, you continue to do the job.
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Failure is a part of success.
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By 1760, the Nantucketers had virtually exterminated the local whale population.
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There is a firm, clear commitment to provide resources and ideas to enable us to organize the Afghans towards starting the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction.
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No day is alike, nor should it be.
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I walk into the studio and we're all so happy to see each other.
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The smallest act has repercussions for the universe.
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This isn't a drift-net out there where we're soaking up everyone's communications.
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Alas! it is a fearful thing To feel another's guilt!
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The everyday practice is simply to develop a complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions and to all people, experiencing everything totally without mental reservations and blockages, so that one never withdraws or centralizes into oneself.
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These virtues are formed in man by his doing the actions ... The good of man is a working of the soul in the way of excellence in a complete life.
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The main problem with pacifism is that it doesn’t work in all situations. The main problem with pacifists is that they’re convinced it does.
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The experience of fear derives from primitive responses to threat where escape is thwarted in some way. People’s lives will be held hostage to fear until that visceral experience changes… Self-regulation depends on having a friendly relationship with your body. Without it you have to rely on external regulation — from medication, drugs like alcohol, constant reassurance, or compulsive compliance with the wishes of others.
