Max Lerner Quotes
I have a simple principle for the conduct of life- never to resist an adequate temptation.
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I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.
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But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins.
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For me, with a character, you start with the shoes.
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I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.
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If you substitute marijuana for tobacco and alcohol, you'll add eight to 24 years to your life.
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Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company, willing to try to get a better atmosphere through a demonstration of democratic principles, fairness and cooperation, a better product, those will win in the end.
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Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.
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This election could come down to just a handful of votes. It could come down to just one vote.
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My father felt that his world of ideas was too liberal for traditional rabbinical teachings, and he looked for a chance to find a way in life.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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The decision that has to be made was whether it was material, whether he knew he was lying under oath, whether he did it willfully. I think that's required of any prosecutor who is charged with an investigation of this.
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Dead men tell no tales.
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I've always wanted to do a lot of things.
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I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
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If I ever have sex with someone I might be able to develop a sense of humor.
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I try and groom myself, be it through fitness or dance.
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There are certain things I believe we need to keep in our emotional arsenal as we navigate through life. Hope is a big one. The more of that we can carry, the better.
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Even as I think of myself as a 'rememberer,' I also know my memory is probably doing all this work to reconstruct a narrative where I come off better.
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I didn't fit in at school, and I didn't fit in at home, and I didn't know why. I was often lonely.
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When you're that successful, things have a momentum, and at a certain point you can't really tell whether you have created the momentum or it's creating you.
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In many cases a dull proof can be supplemented by a geometric analogue so simple and beautiful that the truth of a theorem is almost seen at a glance.
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Simple people have much to offer. We too in return must give to them to the best of our abilities. We must with all our heart, try to help them acquire what they truly deserve.
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Truth is its own reward.
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I have a simple principle for the conduct of life- never to resist an adequate temptation.
