Emil Cioran Quotes
When people come to me saying they want to kill themselves, I tell them, 'What’s your rush? You can kill yourself any time you like. So calm down. Suicide is a positive act.' And they do calm down.
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When I go back to New York all these years later, I'll walk down Seventh Avenue, and I'll hear, 'Yo, Oz!' In New York, I get recognized for that all the time.
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We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
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We are exactly where we have chosen to be.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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I've seen descriptions of advanced TV systems in which a simulation of reality is computer-controlled; the TV viewer of the future will wear a special helmet. You'll no longer be an external spectator to fiction created by others, but an active participant in your own fantasies/dramas.
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With a focus on records and making money, you tend to miss a good story.
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There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations.
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It is not known, now, for what length of time the Tuatha de Danaan had the sway over Ireland, and it is likely it was a long time they had it, but they were put from it at last.
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I can get really nervous before a race. People will think this is mad, but sometimes I have got to the start line and thought, 'What if I can't do this?' But the minute I sit on the bike, I am like a different person.
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On many accounts, Cornwall may be regarded as one of the most interesting counties of England, whether we regard it for its coast scenery, its products, or its antiquities.
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Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.
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There is an honourable tradition in British public life that those charged with authority at the top of an organisation should accept responsibility for what happens in that organisation. I am therefore writing to the prime minister today to tender my resignation as chairman of the BBC.
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Sometimes you have to exercise your insanity, to really make it strong.
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You can never go more than three or four hours without having something to nibble on or eat - you have to graze all day long.
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I don't really try to tell people whether they should fight. It's definitely not for everybody.
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On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind.
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People start to act very unusually when they find out that they're dying, that they don't have that many years left.
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I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'
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I am very proud of my service, and by law, I am defined as a combat veteran.
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'Shark Tank' is fun, but it's all business. We use our own money, and the competition between the sharks is fierce. More importantly, it's an opportunity to invest in businesses that are being watched and considered by millions of people every time it's shown.
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It's tough hearing your voice on the radio, on a chorus, and knowing that people think it's another artist.
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There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.
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When people come to me saying they want to kill themselves, I tell them, 'What’s your rush? You can kill yourself any time you like. So calm down. Suicide is a positive act.' And they do calm down.
