Georg Simmel Quotes

The metropolis reveals itself as one of those great historical formations in which opposing streams which enclose life unfold, as well as join one another with equal right.

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• I like to sit down every day and not know where the book is going. I have no idea where the book is going to go or how it's going to end as I'm writing it.

  

  Ted Bell
  • Writing
  • Book
  • Day

• Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.

  

  Dan Quayle
  • Should
  • Something
  • Talk

• Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.

  

  Page McConnell
  • Time
  • Different
  • Experience

• There are people who go clad in tunics and have nothing to do with furs, who nevertheless are lacking in humility. Surely humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.

  

  Saint Bernard
  • People
  • Pride
  • Humility

• I'll tell you, I never thought I'd ever be going into law, and certainly not the same kind of law as my dad.

  

  Laura Wasser
  • Law
  • Dad
  • Thought

• For years, I have repeatedly said that Maryland taxpayers were being overtaxed and overcharged.

  

  Larry Hogan
  • Years
  • Said
  • Being

• It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.

  

  W. H. Davies
  • Time
  • Men
  • Power

• When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.

  

  Larry Mullen, Jr. U2
  • Music
  • Business
  • Deep

• Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers.

  

  Zbigniew Brzezinski
  • World
  • Religion
  • Islam

• I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.

  

  Samira Wiley
  • Up
  • Play
  • Model

• Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.

  

  Samuel P. Huntington
  • World
  • Think
  • First

• We are not in the regime of Aurangzeb. We are in the regime of rule of law. When rule of law is concerned, it applies to government, it applies to Supreme Court, it applies to everybody.

  

  Veerappa Moily
  • Law
  • Government
  • Rule Of Law

• What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start to get there faster. Your mind opens up to the possibilities.

  

  Mae Jemison
  • Up
  • Mind
  • Goal

• I have climbed Everest from the Nepal route and the China route. The other routes are too hard for me. So I don't think I can climb Everest again.

  

  Tamae Watanabe
  • Think
  • Me
  • Hard

• I believe that laughter is a language of God and that we can all live happily ever laughter.

  

  Yakov Smirnoff
  • God
  • Believe
  • Live

• When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.

  

  Haile Gebrselassie
  • Look
  • Run
  • Trees

• In the '60s, I did many satirical portraits of dictators.

  

  Fernando Botero
  • Many
  • Did
  • Dictators

• It's fun to present stories that have a character that, really, everybody wants to be.

  

  Patrick Lussier
  • Character
  • Fun
  • Present

• I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us. It makes us a little bit more competitive and wanting to be the leader.

  

  Leroy Chiao
  • Good
  • Country
  • Competition

• By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.

  

  Lawrence Welk
  • People
  • Music
  • Family

• I went to a public high school, and after graduation, college wasn't really much of an option for me. I didn't believe I had the money or the grades at the time, so I continued to work and save money to support my acting career.

  

  Christie Laing
  • Time
  • Work
  • Believe

• Treat the audience with respect and maturity, and have a certain faith in them to catch up.

  

  Duncan Jones
  • Up
  • Faith
  • Respect

• If I do a scene with an actor who doesn't have much experience, I say, 'I tell you what we're going to do: You just listen to me, and then you respond. We don't have to do any acting.' And that's good advice because you shouldn't see the acting.

  

  Jon Voight
  • Good
  • Experience
  • Advice

• The metropolis reveals itself as one of those great historical formations in which opposing streams which enclose life unfold, as well as join one another with equal right.

  

  Georg Simmel
  • Life
  • Great