Emil Cioran Quotes
We are fulfilled only when we aspire to nothing, when we are impregnated by that nothing to the point of intoxication.
Quotes to Explore
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Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
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I'm very conscious of Miguel Cotto's career... I need to do my part on that night to have victory and create my own legacy in this sport of boxing.
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Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his background in commercial art. To be honest, I didn't think about him a hell of a lot.
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Having achieved and accomplished love... man... has become himself, his tale is told.
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New York has an amazing history of farming and fishing that goes right back to the Pilgrim Fathers. At its core are the four seasons, which are distinct, well-established and similar to those in Lyon, where my family lives: when it's snowing in New York, a week later it will be snowing there.
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I'm not a good photographer, not a good writer. I'm a pretty regular person whose insecurity is so pervasive that it makes me always feel vulnerable.
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When you're getting old, obviously you try to put on the best cream, you have massages, you try to stay beautiful, but I think wrinkles can sometimes be more beautiful than having none.
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I'm on Tumblr all the time.
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I always think that good writers should be growing up on the brink of death - it really lets them see mortality very clearly.
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The fact of the matter is that instead of going around the world and haranguing countries for engaging with China, the West should be encouraging its own businesses to trade and invest in these regions.
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Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever.
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When you are young, you sometimes play one good game and then one bad game.
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I formed a resolution to never write a word I did not want to write; to think only of my own tastes and ideals, without a thought of those of editors or publishers.
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I always wanted so much glamour in my life, so I have always been obsessed with class, and from dating a few people who were from old money and a few from new money in my 20s, I just sort of became obsessed with this idea of clueless rich people.
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I don't think there's ever been a team that ever scored more layups than that Blazers team.
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Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
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Hopping the fence or wading the Rio Grande River isn't part of America's immigration process.
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They made you think that, what you need is what they sellin',Made you think that buying is rebelling.
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Making movies is really hard. It's a very complex process, with many, many variables.
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Even if you don't like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway.
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It's a little bit about being a global citizen, with all the United Nations positive umph that there is with that phrase - it's about being a positive do-gooder. But it's also: how can I participate in globalization in a really clear way? Like: don't leave the house unless you can bring something worthy into the world. And so Nicaragua changed the way that I want to do things.
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You want somebody who's capable of being diverse in the characters they play, and you want a big name that's going to bring attention to the filmmakers and to the project.
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My mother's studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty. But nobody was involved in politics in my family.
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We are fulfilled only when we aspire to nothing, when we are impregnated by that nothing to the point of intoxication.
