Knut Hamsun Quotes
Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit you have been generous enough to find in my work.
Quotes to Explore
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I think violence can never be justified.
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The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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It's fun to play dress up for work, but when you have those off-days, it's nice to just be low-key.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
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Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.
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Ignoring facts does not make them go away.
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I like to swim. It's good for the body and it helps clear my head.
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As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time.
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Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see.
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It's never fun having to bulk up for a job on an action film, then lose weight for another role. I don't actually mind working out, but it's the diet: I'm half-French, so I love my food, and boiled chicken breast for breakfast is not my idea of a good meal.
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I believe that every child in Maryland deserves a world-class education, regardless of what neighborhood they grow up in.
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The United Nations Children's Fund reports that more than 18 million children worldwide have lost both parents to the ravages of AIDS, starvation, war or natural disasters.
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My children receive education that greatly emphasizes the fact they are part of a human group that has tradition, collective memory, and a state. I am a great believer in the need for Israel to be a Jewish state. I certainly believe my children will pass that on to their children.
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They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood.
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There's so much you can do with laying words on a bed of music. You can completely change their meaning with the type of music or the way they're sung.
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At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes.
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Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
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I went to art school... but I worked at the Museum of Modern Art. I worked in fundraising at the information membership desk. I ended up, over a period of time, doubling the amount of membership revenue that came in through people entering the museum, so people would ask me to come and work for them.
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There is no music that can't be used politically, but the motives behind the creation of that music can be non-political.
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In the 20 years before Greece end up with the Euro, efforts to improve competitiveness through exchange rate and adjustments resulted only in temporary gains of competitiveness.
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I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don't really make any sense. I try and explain these scattered notes to my close friends, and they become more and more logical. I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve.
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Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit you have been generous enough to find in my work.
