Emil Cioran Quotes
Though we may prefer ourselves to the universe, we nonetheless loathe ourselves much more than we suspect. If the wise man is so rare a phenomenon, it is because he seems unshaken by the aversion which, like all beings, he must feel for himself.
Emil Cioran
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I'm a private person. I'm shy about people knowing things.
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Bayard Taylor
When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
Gary Cole
It will be a difficult couple of days. It's difficult now and it will be difficult tomorrow.
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Tammy Faye Bakker
Truthfully, I'm pretty stuck in the '80s.
Dan Harmon
The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
W. Somerset Maugham
I just like a good story. I want the story to be good, and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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