Emil Cioran Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I don't read other science fiction. I don't read any at all.
-
I loved the glamour and excitement of the games and, in particular, knowing the names of each and every one of the referees - that's because my mom, a former basketball player, would yell at them from our front-row seats for making bad calls!
-
If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you?
-
The forthputting of willpower is a means of strengthening willpower. The will becomes strong by exercise. To stick to a thing till you are master is a test of intellectual discipline and power.
-
It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
Garry Kasparov -
It's jarring to go from one amazing experience to another that feels ordinary. I don't quite know how to explain it. You see the uniqueness of what you've been doing, and disassociating yourself from it and going back to the 'normal' life is tough.
-
I got into politics because businessmen should be spending your money.
-
If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?
-
The digital revolution has also meant a revolution in access to information. This puts more power and knowledge into the hands of nonexperts.
-
No one remembers who came in second.
-
You have to relish the challenge of television.
-
I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.
-
Parts of the world can be very hostile to differences, social or artistic.
-
I think being directed and mentored by someone as inspirational as Paul Feig not only improves my performance but, as a whole, makes it what it is.
-
We saw - we conducted the experiment. I mean, it's been done. We saw Apple with Steve Jobs. We saw Apple without Steve Jobs. We saw Apple with Steve Jobs. Now, we're gonna see Apple without Steve Jobs.
-
Stay away from drugs. They're not worth it. I've tried, but there's none of them that's worth it.
-
Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.
-
When I started acting, I was told over and over again, 'You're no good.' But I said to myself, 'You've got to keep it up.'
-
It really is a fact that liberals are much higher than conservatives on a major personality trait called 'openness to experience.' People who are high on openness to experience just crave novelty, variety, diversity, new ideas, travel. People low on it like things that are familiar, that are safe and dependable.
-
I tend to not discriminate when it comes to people I can learn from. Basically, if someone has built a meaningful business in software, technology or media, faced disruption and adversity, and overcame underdog status, I want to know how they did it.
-
I've always prided myself on my discipline as a writer. I do it like a job. I get up in the morning and go to my desk.
-
I want to give a child a life who wouldn't be given a life. I want a child that nobody else wants.
-
I can have as many bad days as anyone. But I choose to say, 'I'm just fine.'
-
Every thought derives from a thwarted sensation.
