Emil Cioran Quotes
There was a time when time did not yet exist. … The rejection of birth is nothing but the nostalgia for this time before time.
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Funny is as funny does, and funny puts on a walrus mask and slowly gyrates in a mall food court. I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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There's so many confusing messages that you're being sent about being pretty but not too pretty, smart but not too smart, ambitious but in a way that makes people comfortable. It's very hard to navigate.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law, basic respect for public order, and the right of peaceful protest.
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In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment.
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The less you have, the more you enjoy.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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In its worse forms, conservatism is a matter of 'I hate strangers and anything that's different.'
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You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life.
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I think it's important to experience kindness so that you can experience it more in the future. I believe that patterns of emotional behavior are set down before adolescence. And I think that if you have not observed kindness, you will not recognize it. You have to experience kindness in order to be kind.
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'Ender's Game' has fabulous opportunities for spectacle, where appropriate, but there's also a tremendous central character. It's a balance.
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War is the unfolding of miscalculations.
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This is something that I witnessed out on the campaign trail for three years, which is that there is a total disconnect between the rhetoric regarding immigration and the reality. And I'm speaking as a border state.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness.
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I love young men, lots of them, your ancient masculine double standard.
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Selectors can't please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It's an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.
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The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!
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Compassion, together with contractual responsibility for one's workforce, is a mark of a top employer.
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My husband thinks he's compromising if we have one cook instead of three.
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I'm not a public figure; I shouldn't have to be held to a certain standard of beauty.
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The time that I have on this earth should just be filled with good times.
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There was a time when time did not yet exist. … The rejection of birth is nothing but the nostalgia for this time before time.
