Franz Grillparzer Quotes
If someone were to think that trees are made to support the sky, they would all seem too short.
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I like to do everything you can possibly do before you go into rehearsal, because once we are in rehearsal or on the stage there will be a problem I didn't anticipate. It's really good to think we got it all nailed - of course you've never got it all nailed.
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I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
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When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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I was quite thin, and I didn't have to worry until I had my appendix out and a mysterious metabolic change occurred.
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I often worry that my idea of personhood is nostalgic, irrational, inaccurate.
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I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.
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The pianist Cecil Taylor is extremely melodic; the guitarist Derek Bailey is extremely melodic, and Ornette Coleman.
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Long-, medium- and short-grain rices differ in the amount and type of starch they have.
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Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make.
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President Obama was never going repeal Obamacare - he was not going to be brought to his knees with the threat of a government shutdown.
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God bless McNally, it's got some fantastic stuff in it, but it's no easy task to make a movie out of.
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Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct 'Catching Fire.' As a writer and a director, I simply don't have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to make, because of the fixed and tight production schedule.
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I play computer games, watch TV and do what normal people do.
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Various channels of dialogue must be kept open to build trust. I will meet North Korea's leader if it is needed to develop relations between the two Koreas.
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I think eating in itself is the act of great sensuality, so all you have to do is point the camera in the right direction.
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I lead a simple life. I feed the fish. I walk the dogs. I cook dinner. Occasionally I take a meeting.
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To be a very, very minor, eighth-tier celebrity, you realize, 'Hey, celebrities are just like us.'
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There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step out of the bedroom, their honesty doesn't seem to come with them.
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I'm really into my photography and am trying to catch up with digital generation - I was used to the old 35mm cameras.
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There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature.
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Happy the man to whom heaven has given a morsel of bread without laying him under the obligation of thanking any other for it than heaven itself.
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The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as our commitment to these principles must be steadfast, so must our support for Israel.
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If someone were to think that trees are made to support the sky, they would all seem too short.
