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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I really like how the sixth book is going. A lot happens in the sixth book and a lot of questions are answered. I really have a sense that we are nearly there and it is time for answers, not more questions and clues, although obviously there are a few clues as I am not quite finished yet.
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My father was in a dance band, and I wanted to do what he did, play the saxophone, but I couldn't blow a note, so he suggested the guitar. Chromatic harmonica was actually my first instrument, and I got very good at it - not quite Stevie Wonder, but very good.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
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The practice of thrift is not outdated. We must discipline ourselves to live within our incomes even if it means going without or making do. The wise person can distinguish...between basic needs and extravagant wants. Some find budgeting extremely painful, but I promise you, it is never fatal.
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How wise are they that are but fools in love!
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The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention.
