Emil Cioran Quotes
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When I was 13, I had these episodes where I could just see the world without any words attached to it, without any associations. It was a little bit spooky. A lot of people might have even thought it was pathological. I thought it was interesting.
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It's funny how a chubby kid can just be having fun, and people call it entertainment!
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I could sum up the future in one word, and that word is 'boring.' The future is going to be boring.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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A certain tiny percentage of everyone is gay.
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There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope.
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Clearly, humans will always have a role to play in emergency response for law enforcement. But if there's an emergency, if there's a 911 call, the question is, do you want a human dashing off to respond to it right away?
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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People really love editorial cartoons, and I think publishers understand that.
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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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I wanted to start working on something that had a lasting effect.
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Lebanon, Israel, Ireland, South Africa - wherever there is a bleeding sore on the body of the world, the same hard-eyed narrow-minded fanatics are busy, indifferent to life, in love with death.
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Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people, to pave the way forward for them.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways.
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The Second Amendment is an integral part of the Bill of Rights.
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Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.
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The first things I did was I was a writer, painter, and photographer, and we grew up very poor, so even though I could get into any college I wanted, there was no way to pay for it.
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The growing tide of anti-Semitism shocks the conscious of everyone who values freedom, and the ugly, hateful acts particularly stain the character of democracies where liberty and religious freedom are supposed to be respected.
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
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My wife had a miscarriage. We have rarely talked about it. It did make me more aware of the sanctity of human life, how precious every child is.
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As precious as life itself is our heritage of individual freedom, for man's free agency is a God-given gift.
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Life creates itself in delirium and is undone in ennui.
