Paul Valery Quotes
That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.
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I think women are really self-analytical in a way that men aren't.
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I grew up on comics and cartoons. So, as an adult, I like comics and cartoons.
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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.
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We are known as one of the few truly antifascist families in Munich.
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Eclecticism - every truth is so true that any truth must be false.
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To do more of a concert thing, it takes so much preparation. You don't just show up and wing it. You're putting countless hours in the studio, not just to write and produce stuff, but to come up with edits and special things for the show.
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Now I want to make it plain that 'The Virgin Spring' must be regarded as an aberration. It's touristic, a lousy imitation of Kurosawa.
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My normal life is like being on holiday.
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I want to end up like Judi Dench. I want to have nice consistent work, doing lovely things, no matter how big or small they might be. I'd like to turn into a wise old thing.
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The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
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If there was no Black Sabbath, I could still possibly be a morning newspaper delivery boy. No fun.
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Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years. And, by and large, this has failed.
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When the government takes more money out of the pockets of middle class Americans, entrepreneurs, and businesses, it lessens the available cash flow for people to spend on goods and services, less money to start businesses, and less money for businesses to expand - i.e. creating new jobs and hiring people.
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I'm one of those actors who likes to do it wrong nine ways before I come to the tenth way, which is the way I think it should be.
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I love the American dream. I feel this is the place I was supposed to be in. It's beautiful. I love it.
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If I was sad or afraid, I would sit in a corner and sing. If I was happy I would jump into the middle of the room and sing. It was how I expressed my emotions.
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'The Pushcart War' is presented as a history of a conflict that has not yet taken place; in each edition of the book, the date on which the hostilities commenced is nudged forward.
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The reaction to 'Aftermath' has been far worse than to 'A Life's Work,' yet I find I'm perhaps a little less touched by it. In both cases, I've coped artistically by believing the criticisms weren't right. They upset me, but they didn't challenge my understanding of how to write, nor of how morality functions in literature.
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I don't like talking about myself.
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There are many other kinds of milk available. Why don't we try drinking rats' milk and dogs' milk?
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We're making this as entertainment. But God willing, if this show stays on and people see a woman in that office for a while, I think it will help people become more used to it. It's certainly about time that we had a few female presidents.
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That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.
