Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes
Dreadful experiences raise the question whether he who experiences them, is not something dreadful also.
Quotes to Explore
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
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The latest revelation - from no Mount Sinai, Sermon on the Mount or Bo tree - is the outcry of mute things themselves that we must heed by curbing our powers over creation, lest we perish together on a wasteland of what that creation once was.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.
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Every artist was first an amateur.
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I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
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Part of what makes your performances more convincing is that your own image isn't getting in the way. And the more you can keep it like that, the better for your work and your state of mind.
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Find a type of exercise that you love - whether it's dance, soccer, softball, anything - just as long as it keeps you active. If you love it, you'll dedicate yourself to it and stay involved.
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I'm really looking forward to working with Meghan Trainor because that's in the pipeline, and I'm eager for it to really happen.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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Parts of the world can be very hostile to differences, social or artistic.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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While the miser is merely a capitalist gone mad, the capitalist is a rational miser.
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America did not invade Iraq because Iraqis are Muslims. Oil, money, economic interests. Who knows? But it was not because Iraqis are Muslims.
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As an actor, you look for roles that can constantly challenge you and you can learn from.
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I don't want to be disrespectful of the president of the United States, but as a political person, one of the things I appreciated about this president, in the past year especially, is he is a fantastic candidate.
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Always the notorious red-light district of sports, boxing today is as troubled as it was even in the days when the Mob called the shots. There are too many lawsuits and too few heroes. Absurd mismatches and fraudulent rankings by unaccountable offshore sanctioning bodies have disgusted fans.
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I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel.
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Um... Bulgaria is an interesting country. The people are lovely. There are potholes the size of small planets.
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Everyone on 'Ray Donovan' was super nice. I was kind of surprised by how welcoming everyone was because of how established the show was.
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I'm tempting you with fine gifts until your girlish ideals are quite worn away and you are at my mercy.
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The only saving grace of the present is that it's too damned stupid to question the past very closely.
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Dreadful experiences raise the question whether he who experiences them, is not something dreadful also.
