Franz Schubert Quotes
The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention.
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In this business, you get an opportunity, and you pounce on it.
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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I am not a Ph.D. in economics or a doctorate in literature that I can afford to take my singing lightly. Even if I sing a jingle, I take it as seriously as oxygen.
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My target is to give everything, and only if we win the trophies will I be relaxed.
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These are moments in your life to be cherished; they don't come around that often. To be flying around in a 'Game of Thrones' jet, to be greeted by massive enthusiasts.
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I was raised a Christian. I'd like to think I have Christian values. I don't attend church.
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Let's cooperate and challenge the administration to cooperate with us because within the administration there are also moderates and people who are not fully comfortable with the tendencies that have prevailed in recent times.
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I never follow anybody's path, what they've done.
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We remained in Texas leading a quiet home life until 1889.
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It's good that I put my personal ego aside. My basketball ego was, 'Why we negotiating?' But my personal ego didn't take it personal. I put my personal ego aside a little bit.
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Lack of consistency is a weakness shared by all nations.
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In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil.
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There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still. Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still.
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The story and the characters of 'Girl Online' are mine.
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Flannery O'Connor's brief life and slim output were nonetheless marked by piercing powers of observation.
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I don't keep my secrets or my knowledge to myself.
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As a member of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, I am a firm believer in the American space program.
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I eat healthy and don't even get on a scale. I have my favorite jeans that I wear, and if they are getting too snug, I watch what I eat for a week.
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As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.
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How you go about testing is just very different to just being in the situation of qualifying, having to go out, having to nail the lap.
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The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.Any fool can do it;There ain't nothing to it.Nobody knows how we got toThe top of the hill.But since we're on our way down,We might as well enjoy the ride.
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I get kids who say, 'Oh, I love your movie, but my mum loves your dad.' It's really nice to be able to share that with him, but it doesn't define who I am career-wise.
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A fellow who is always declaring that he's no fool, usually has his suspicions.
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The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention.
