Oliver Herford Quotes
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You find out your mistakes from an audience that pays admission.
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There are some who complain that there is not enough food grain. But I put the argument that at the moment we use 2000 census population figures and require 50-55 million tonnes for distribution.
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How can it be said we should use only constitutional means in our struggle, when all resistance is illegal and we have no way to change the brutal realities of the racism regime?
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Latin people love to dance. Nothing is more powerful than a Latin man doing 'Mambo Number 5' by himself.
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.
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Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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I think people hear the warmth in my voice and the friendliness, and they think: 'Oh, she must be a very nice person'.
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Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.
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I'm trained as a teacher; that's the only thing I've got a certificate for.
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I think Shakespeare is like a dialect. If I heard a broad Scots accent, I'd probably struggle at first but then I'd start to look for words I recognise and I'd get the gist. I think Shakespeare is like that.
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Perhaps there is no greater issue facing contemporary women than the choices they must make about balancing home and work.
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I'd end all of the wars. I'd bring all of the troops home and make sure that they're taken care of for life - for what they did protecting our country.
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I do a lot of damage to my hair every day because of my work. I just noticed this huge change. It started getting thinner and it started falling out. I hit 30, and I literally felt like I was balding!
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My father didn't think running was sensible. He told me running is just wasting time.
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I was a gang leader. Although, it was a gang for defensive purposes. It was not a gang to sell drugs.
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He who aims at making an entire and perfect oblation of himself, in addition to his will, must offer his understanding, which is a further and the highest degree of obedience.
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With four of the top ten most violent cities in America, Michigan will never fully flourish unless our governments can fulfill their basic task: protecting public safety.
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Life is a train that stops at no stations; you either jump abroad or stand on the platform and watch as it passes.
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Before we can be cured we must want to be cured. Those who really wish for help will get it; but for many modern people even the wish is difficult.
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If the part isn't always there on the page, I've had good relationships with writers where there's an openness to bring more to the role.
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No matter how famous the victim, no matter how powerful the advocates, it simply isn't always possible to control the conduct of other people.
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Diplomacy: Lying in state.
