Max Frisch Quotes
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The only difference between a dead skunk lying in the road and a dead lawyer lying in the road is that there are skid marks around the skunk.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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A feeling of alienation existed in India about life in Pakistan because most of what was known was negative. So, everyone used to believe things in our country are always bad, and we don't lead a happy life. But this has changed to some extent. After watching our dramas, people now know that we lead our lives similar to the way they live.
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If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.
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I don't think good and evil are polarized.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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I'm not desperately looking for a man, but I'm sure one of these days, I'll find my Mr. Right.
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In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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I was, like, a total cliched '80s child. I had Barbies, obviously, as well as My Little Ponies and Cabbage Patch Kids, but I used to destroy them. I used to draw all over their faces and cut off their hair.
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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
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I remember going into a bookshop, and the only book I saw with a black child on the cover was 'A Thief in the Village' by James Berry, and I thought, 'Is this still the state of publishing?' Then I thought, 'Either I can whine about it or try to do something about it.'
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Crime novels, it has been said, show the human psyche under pressure.
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For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the time, it comes out in the songs that I'm writing.
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At the weekends, I usually have around 50 kids running around in my back garden. They are all friends of my kids. I know all their names. We have barbecues, put up tents, and play soccer. I love it.
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Secularist justices de-Christianized our country. They invented new rights for vicious criminals as though criminal justice were a game. They tore our country apart with idiotic busing orders to achieve racial balance in public schools.
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I always wanted to be a doctor and go to art school, but I thought I'd regret it if I didn't act.
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As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
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Customers often value a good more when its price goes up. One reason may be its signaling value. An expensive handcrafted mechanical watch may tell time no more accurately than a cheap quartz model; but, because few people can afford one, buying it signals that the owner is rich.
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The most important thing is to snack on things that are filled with real food and nourishing ingredients that will leave you feeling energised and happy.
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Most writers enjoy two periods of happiness – when a glorious idea comes to mind and, secondly, when a last page has been written and you haven’t had time to know how much better it ought to be.
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We think it’s extremely important to have lots of feedback and input from civil society organizations. Something broad like, Does democracy lead to growth? - these are very difficult questions to answer. It’s almost academic.
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While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till grief be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.
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Believe it or not, one of the things I try to do around here is try to look for opportunities to work with people across the aisle. I know that's not the common narrative. But the truth is if you want to get anything done, that's an absolute requirement.
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Theatrical effectiveness, I believe, lies in it's rarity its uniqueness
