Knute Nelson Quotes
In the midst of these hard times it is our good health and good sleep that are enjoyable.
Quotes to Explore
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Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.
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I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.
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I love to smell like roses, literally all day!
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.
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I think everyone remembers how certain Russian bureaucrats used to work against the Ukrainian opposition; I think it is hard to drop old habits.
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I'm very passionate about my two Dobermans, Stella and Mr Jonty. I go on and on and on about them, and people have to tell me to shut up before I get out pictures of them.
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I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.
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Randomness I love. And I still love just a holler right in the middle of an ongoing narrative. Pain or joy, ecstasy.
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It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes.
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Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
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There are still so many movies made starring 50 men and one woman! A white male actor should never be allowed to complain about anything. Shut up and sit in the corner. I mean, seriously!
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The U.S. has spent billions of dollars on educating and supporting teachers or developing curricula but no resources are applied to 'improving the brain' that a student brings to the classroom.
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The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
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It may be that Tolstoy and Virginia Woolf were sitting around fretting about their Amazon reviews or their pre-pub whatever, but I kind of doubt it. I don't think that's how the work probably got made.
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I was kind of loathe to go on social media. I find the trolling unacceptable, and I never wanted to look like I was someone who would accept that.
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Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most segregated times in America is the hour of worship.
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I was shocked when 'The Hobbit' ended where it ended. I wasn't paying attention to what they were doing; I didn't know they had another movie, and I couldn't believe it was when the dragon came out.
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All makers must leave room for the acts of the spirit. But they have to work hard and carefully, and wait patiently, to deserve them.
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Overconsumption is the mother of all environmental problems. For the first time in the history of capitalism, consumption itself has become controversial.
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I am through with baseball forever. I have my farm and my home and enough to take care of me, so why should I work and worry any longer?
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The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.
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'Of course, the test difficulty depends on what you're doing, and on how you're doing it. I'm constantly asking 'How much would I have to screw this up to write an incorrect function that passes these simple tests?' Occasionally the answer is 'Not much,' so I'll throw the code away and start over. It was probably perfect code, but that's not good enough.' 1
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In the midst of these hard times it is our good health and good sleep that are enjoyable.
