Christa Päffgen (Nico) Quotes
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There's a generation of people who've made their own money and are among the most generous people you would ever meet.
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The Wonder Woman that you see in 'Batman v Superman' is a woman who has been around, and she's very experienced. She understands a lot about man. Whereas, in the standalone movie, we are telling the grown-up story, Diana becoming Wonder Woman, and this was a story that was never told before.
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You would not believe how much time people waste in a day. And how little time they put into things they genuinely love.
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Most people who went about saying a ghost had poked them with a brolly would be locked up somewhere.
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I'm not into nostalgia, and I only look back to find lessons.
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My mother's parents died when I was quite young, so I would like to be able to go back and know those people as an adult.
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Leaks are always bad news.
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I sold a bunch of stuff. I sold Omaha Steaks, vacation packages... the worst, though, was Time Life Books, because no one wants Time Life Books. No one wants an 'Encyclopedia Brittanica' showing up at their house.
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Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art's sake.
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I want to leave this company in the best possible shape.
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Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life.
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I seem to get into situations that make people laugh, but I don't consider myself that funny of a person. I'm not witty. I'm kind of slow in conversations. I'm not that articulate with jokes. The first time I made stuff and screened it for an audience, I was surprised what people were laughing at.
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Many people have this image of me. For a long time, I cared about that.
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In a deal, you give and take. You compromise. Then you grab the cash and catch the next train out of town.
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I wish we had more diversity.
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The story is a machine for empathy. In contrast to logic or reason, a story is about emotion that gets staged over a sequence of dramatic moments, so you empathize with the characters without really thinking about it too much. It is a really powerful tool for imagining yourself in other people's situations.
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I am reminded every day of my life, if not by events, then by my wife, that I am not a perfect man.
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This was their ceremonial hymn: Anon We loved but would no marriage make. Anon The one refused the other one to take, Foreswore the sipping of the marriage wine.
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Gold will not always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can get you gold.
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Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.
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They were so exhausted and seasick and all they could do was crawl up those beaches. And thousands of them lay dead in no time at all. It's unthinkable.
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I do really like doing animated movies. I like watching animated movies, and I always have. That's something I didn't let go of, from when I was a kid. It's always exciting for me to get to do that. Animated movies are so rarely bad.
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Banish the faceless reward your graceBanish the faceless reward your grace.
