Emil Cioran Quotes
Even when he turns from religion, man remains subject to it; depleting himself to create false gods, he then feverishly adopts them; his need for fiction, for mythology triumphs over evidence and absurdity alike.
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Claiming to 'fight for small business' is often used as a political tool in Washington D.C., but it is actually the policies behind that battle cry that small firms care about.
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I think as an actor you're used to having to travel, so wherever the work, is you're willing to go.
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When I grew up in West Baltimore, anything associated - and I'm talking about my childhood - with white people 99 percent of the time was something malevolent, like it was an explanatory force for something bad.
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I had never really felt settled in Brooklyn. I think it had to do with growing up in New Jersey and being someone who her whole life wanted to live in the city, and the city meant Manhattan.
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The thing about dating someone who listens to a totally different genre than you is they can help you find things to appreciate in that genre.
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Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own.
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A diet that is high in fat, sugar and salt makes it really hard for a body to function efficiently.
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If I had to choose, I'd choose my friends over my career.
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Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.
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No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.
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I cannot sing Vampirella artist Patrick Berkenkotter's praises loudly or often enough.
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A thought is often original, though you have uttered it a hundred times.
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The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself.
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I wouldn't mind an original letter from Napoleon to Josephine - in the early days, his letters arrived torn to pieces because he was overwhelmed by his passion for her.
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I generally travel with my laptop, a couple of great books, and my iPod.
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Transitioning to being an unemployed film actor is different, but it's fun and I've been looking forward to it for a while.
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Adults sometimes think children don't think. That's what propels them to order children around. But children do integrate thoughts and make sense of them. When I was a child, I thought about everything in the universe.
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I love a challenge, and I love challenging people's preconceptions.
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My father was a diplomat and served as Pakistan's ambassador to 14 countries. I was born in London and grew up there and studied and lived in a hostel throughout in London and became a barrister.
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I'm not a comedian. I'm Lenny Bruce.
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I've just always been interested in alter-naturalism and seeing if you can make real life interesting enough to be dramatic without enhancing it. Like, could you make a movie or write a play in which there's no compression of time, there's no enhanced event, it's just real life?
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God has a purpose in every life, and when the soul is completely yielded and acquiescent, He will certainly realize it. Blessed is he who has never thwarted the working of the divine ideal.
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Even when he turns from religion, man remains subject to it; depleting himself to create false gods, he then feverishly adopts them; his need for fiction, for mythology triumphs over evidence and absurdity alike.
