Emil Cioran Quotes
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I'm resigned to the fact that the corseted history of America is not as exciting as that of Britain.
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There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
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The fear that individuality will be crushed out by the growing 'tyranny' of standardization is the sort of myth which cannot withstand the briefest examination.
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I think that every so-called history book and film biography should be prefaced by the statement that what follows is the author's rendition of events and circumstances.
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The history of philosophy is not, like the history of the sciences, to be studied with the intellect alone. That which is receptive in us and that which impinges upon us from history is the reality of man's being, unfolding itself in thought.
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As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.
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In my generation, history was taught in terms of grand figures, men on whom the destiny of the nation hinged, quintessential heroes.
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When people do the cowardly thing, it's not about respect, it's about fear.
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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
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White supremacy is a very, very popular and trenchant belief in this country's history and heritage.
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The most frightening pages of history are those which reveal how easily conditions making a desert of the human spirit may come into existence, with the oozings away of incentive and kindliness in our natural social structure.
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There's been a huge history of cisgender success on the back of trans stories, which is something I'm deeply aware of. My take on it, I suppose, was that I do think actors should be able to play anything.
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Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.
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Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point.
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Death is not a word to fear, any more than birth is.
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Poetry is the elder sister of history, the mother of language, the ancestress of civilization.
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With the growth of Harvard from a small provincial college into a great University, a unique paranoia has swept the ranks of local officialdom, furrowing brows throughout University Hall. The lurking fear is that somehow, in the operations of the gigantic administrative machine, a student might get lost in the shuffle.
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History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it.
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I guess I've played a lot of victims, but that's what a lot of the history of women is about.
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There's only one true superpower amongst human beings, and that is being funny. People treat you differently if you can make them laugh.
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I've been horribly depressed (lately), which, as you know, can be terribly time-consuming. I mean, if you're going to do it right, that is.
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It's nice that the independent scene is taken seriously, and has been.
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We are going to be a government of no surprises and no excuses; a government which keeps its commitments and a government which is straight and candid with the Australian people and that's what we intend to do.
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Isn't history ultimately the result of our fear of boredom?
