Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes
It is a question whether, when we break a murderer on the wheel, we do not fall into the error a child makes when it hits the chair it has bumped into.
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
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The undisturbed coastal plain is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and is the only wilderness sanctuary in North America that protects a complete range of the arctic ecosystem.
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I forced myself to think what is the new concept and it became clear to me that it was risk, not only in technology and ecology, but in life and employment, too.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.
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I can't predict exactly what the TV channel of the future is, but we think more and more time spent on TV is going to be around web content and web video.
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Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.
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That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
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I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.
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The cars haven't advanced that much since we were kids. When you boil it down, it's still a gas combustion engine.
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How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
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I was chosen for 'Wolverine' because there weren't any other Japanese actresses available who could speak English. With 'Batman v Superman' and 'Hannibal,' I got the roles as a result of previous work I'd done, not just because of my nationality.
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I have a very short attention span.
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I think media people know we're good at making content and how we can be smart about how to consume it. It's always a balance.
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I have worked hard since my childhood and worked as a labourer. I put my mind and heart into it.
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Have you ever walked along a shoreline, only to have your footprints washed away? That's what Alzheimer's is like. The waves erase the marks we leave behind, all the sand castles. Some days are better than others.
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I am very proud of Jim Leiken. He has worked with me for six years and has been patient enough to learn the ropes. He's now matured into a true chef and is working on building his team.
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My idol is Bea Arthur. I really tried to follow her example. She is one of my comedy 'she-roes.'
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I've always got stuff in my head in case I meet somebody like Steven Spielberg or someone like that, where I can hopefully say something to them that nobody else has ever said and get a laugh out of them.
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When I find a woman attractive, I have nothing at all to say. I simply watch her smile. Intellectuals take apart her face in order to explain it bit by bit, but they no longer see the smile.
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There are characters that become more popular as we fall in love with them.
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Painting isn't a question of sensibility; it's a matter of seizing the power, taking over from nature, not expecting her to supply you with information and good advice.
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It is a question whether, when we break a murderer on the wheel, we do not fall into the error a child makes when it hits the chair it has bumped into.
