Georg Henrik von Wright Quotes
If one is satisfied with things, one doesn't complain about the downsides that exist, either.
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When I started acting, there were parts in English that I thought I just had to try it out and go to another country. I did a film in Ireland. It was my first film abroad.
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When I'm not on a crazy schedule, I'll try to do yoga or the gym once or twice a week.
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There should be a law that no ordinary newspaper should be allowed to write about art. The harm they do by their foolish and random writing it would be impossible to overestimate - not to the artist, but to the public, blinding them to all but harming the artist not at all.
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I want to make 'Smackdown' the brand to watch, but beyond that main-eventing, 'WrestleMania' is the next step.
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From my very first day in the Mayor's office, I have worked closely with the Council members who share our vision of a city hall that really protects taxpayers and cares... yes... about the little things that make a big difference in people's lives.
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The future is now.
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I imagine if Spotify becomes something that people are willing to pay for, then I'm sure iTunes will just create their own service, and they're actually fair to artists.
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Nurses are an integral component of the health care system, and it is important that we recognize the over 2.7 million registered nurses for the significant work that they do.
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Al Qaeda is closely aligned with the Chechens.
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If I could remake any Eighties project, it would be less an action flick than a character-driven drama with a rich story to tell.
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If necessary, Italy is prepared to fight against Islamic State in Libya because the Italian government cannot accept a terrorist danger in power just a few hours away from Italy by boat.
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You put funny people in funny costumes and paint them green and we could talk about anything we wanted to, because that was the only thing that fascinated Gene about this particular genre.
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I take my mobile phone and iPad wherever I go. I like to switch off when I'm on holiday, but I always check emails in case someone at home is trying to get hold of me.
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I come from a cycling background. I happened to be good at it; the opportunities came my way. It wasn't something I necessarily searched to be involved in; it wasn't a dream. I just had an opportunity which you couldn't refuse.
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I've always been extremely physical.
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The act of writing itself distracts the thoughts, and what is read twice is commonly better remembered than what is transcribed.
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We have allowed the sexual debate to be defined by women, and that's not right. Men must speak, and speak in their own voices, not voices coerced by feminist moralists.
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If we have truth, it cannot be harmed by investigation. If we have not truth, it ought to be harmed.'
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Truly the jaws of irony are agape!
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I never read comic books as a kid.
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A firm faith in the universal providence of God is the solution of all earthly problems. It is almost equally true that a clear and full apprehension of the universal providence of God is the solution of most theological problems.
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It's great fun being an academic because you have a certain licence to be a bit of a joker.
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When I think of black television and history, I always use The Cosby Show as the bar.
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If one is satisfied with things, one doesn't complain about the downsides that exist, either.
