Oliver Herford Quotes
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I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going.
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I am especially fascinated with mermaids, and they are always coming out in pirate stories.
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I love the perspective afforded by having lived five decades, a degree of bemused and muted calm, a relief from the insistent demands of a turbulent ego and rampant ambition. I'd love to stay here forever. But something tells me that 50 is a sunny idyll, a temporary state of grace, a golden afternoon.
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I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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There's this idea of a star, and this person is very aloof and writes all the music, and they don't talk to anyone unless they go through the record label. And I always felt very uncomfortable about that.
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Smarter is always the answer.
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Nice girls aren't always what they seem.
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It was always fun to skate with Paul Wylie and Paul Martini.
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I always paid attention to Lil Wayne - close attention. He's my idol. He's still my idol.
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Kobe Bryant has always been my favorite player, and he was drafted No. 13, too, in 1996.
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In all good westerns, the good guy is always a little bit questionable because he kind-of has to make moral judgments.
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Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.
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Life is challenging but I'm always up for a challenge.
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Homer's work hits again and again on the topos of the inexpressible. People will always do that.
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As a writer, I had learned a lot on 'Margin Call' about embracing the weaknesses of a narrative and of a project. A story always has an inherent narrative weakness.
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I was always more interested in my books and my writing than going out. It's OK to say I'm a nerd. That's me.
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You are always, always overwhelmed by positive response because you know it can go either way.
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I don't mind getting older. I'm enjoying not having that raging ambition I've had all my life.
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It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
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During a game, it comes down to your mind - the pressure. There are loads of other aspects, too. Many people say taking penalties is easy, but when you're stood over one, that's not the case. It's in no way easy. The goal really does become a lot smaller.
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Originally I was opposed to gay assimilation and targeted gay marriage as just another effort on the part of gays to resemble their straight neighbours.
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I speak not for myself but for those without voice... those who have fought for their rights... their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated.
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What is my loftiest ambition? I've always wanted to throw an egg at an electric fan.
