Desiderius Erasmus Quotes
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I don't like the word 'experiment' in the context of art in general. It implies something immature, unfinished, something entertaining for a moment before it becomes irrelevant.
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When I was younger we had a grape arbor, and my mom would go out and pick grapes and make grape jam in the sink - boil it, put it in jars, and give it away as gifts.
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Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I'm going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I'd scare you.
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I found a mistake in a rule. They addressed the wrong rule number... I pointed it out, did an amendment, and everybody was happy after that.
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I wanted to experience New York, to look up and see buildings.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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Life is tragic comedy, in a way. There is humor.
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The best preparation for acting is life - observing life and people and observing yourself. All that becomes your library. So when you have to research a part, a scene or an emotion, you go into the library and get what you need.
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He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity.
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The bad boy: always more fun.
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When I am fascinated by something, I like to play with it.
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Concerts every night, autograph signings, endorsements, and so on. That's not what real life is about.
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I wish that they could have more freedoms to be able to come and play. I know that the only way that they can get out is by, you know, defecting to another country or whatever, or getting on a boat.
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Seriously, however, I learn a lot about my physical life in the aging and changing of my body.
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Politics and sports are the same thing in some ways. I like sports; I don't like the sports aspect of politics. The conventions are basically the playoffs, and the election's the Super Bowl. To me, it doesn't feel important.
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Dan Chaucer, well of English undefyled, On Fames eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.
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Once you've dissected a joke, you're about where you are when you've dissected a frog. It's dead.
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'My darling one....I shall be thinking of you while you are away and hope you will remember to wrap up warm when you go out at night.'
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I want to score more goals; the main ambition is goals.
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Madame de Stael thought it was pride in mankind to endeavour to penetrate the secret of the universe; and speaking of the higher metaphysics she said: "I prefer the Lord's Prayer to it all."
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We are blessed and sustained by what is not said
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The great pagan world of which Egypt and Greece were the last living termsonce had a vast and perhaps perfect science of itsown, a science in terms of life. In our era this science crumbled into magic and charlatanry. But even wisdom crumbles.
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Mothers, train up your children in righteousness; do not attempt to save the world and let your own family fall apart.
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Fools are without number.
