Franz Grillparzer Quotes
Without a notion of the transcendental, human beings would, indeed, be animals; however, only fools can be convinced of it, and only degenerates need such a conviction.
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I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879.
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It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.
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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
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These are the things of which men think, who live: of their own selves and the dwelling place of their fathers; of their neighbors; of work and service; of rule and reason and women and children; of Beauty and Death and War.
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The more you participate in our common endeavors, the more successful your work in the factory, mine, wharf or village, in an economic institute or in the arts, in commerce or administration, the sooner we will be where we all want to be.
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When you produce an album, you're dealing with it theatrically. It has to have a structure, and the inner response to that is that the ear loves it.
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Fish cakes are perceived as being quite British, and they're always a bit brown and a little dull.
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Some Saian mountaineerStruts today with my shield.I threw it down by a bush and ranWhen the fighting got hot.Life seemed somehow more precious.It was a beautiful shield.I know where I can buy anotherExactly like it, just as round.
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As soon as men live entirely in accord with the law of love natural to their hearts and now revealed to them, which excludes all resistance by violence, and therefore hold aloof from all participation in violence - as soon as this happens, not only will hundreds be unable to enslave millions, but not even millions will be able to enslave a single individual.
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Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, 'What's in it for me?'
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There is not a single criterion which can serve as the measure of the non-existent, of the non-human.
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Our flag is not just one of many political points of view. Rather, the flag is a symbol of our national unity.
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I don't know how to explain it, but when you're working on something constantly, and you're digging in deep, things kind of fall in, and you grab them, and you're like, 'That one!' and 'That thing!' and it starts to build something right.
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I act like a kid, and I feel like I need to grow up a little bit. A little bit. Not too much.
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If life doesn't offer a game worth playing, then invent a new one.
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You can never control other people. You can only control yourself. I have definitely learned that.
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I think it's important to try to get on a kid's level when taking their photo.
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The day that music is taken for free by the majority is the day that the phrase "sell out" doesn't exist any more.
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Names are very important for humans, aren't they? How do I translate for you the name of this town as it seems to me, the true name that tells of its history and people and lands and weather and . . . everything?
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I was one of the only people of color at my grade school and also my high school. It's weird recollecting on my childhood, I think, because my brothers are all white. We all share the same father but different mothers. I guess I kind of associated white, but I was occasionally reminded in a really negative way that I wasn't.
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I'm glad President Obama followed my lead and lowered the flags half-staff. It's about time!
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Why don't you ever call me my prince?" Galen says, feigning insult. "Shut up, my prince. There, is that better?
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Without a notion of the transcendental, human beings would, indeed, be animals; however, only fools can be convinced of it, and only degenerates need such a conviction.
