Omar Khayyam Quotes
There was a door to which I found no key: There was the veil through which I might not see.
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I was obsessed with work in my youth. It's why I didn't get married until I was 38 and the reason I didn't have kids.
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Scratch a Yale man with both hands and you'll be lucky to find a coast-guard. Usually you find nothing at all.
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I just keep it simple. Watch the ball and play it on merit.
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Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to do this, and less soul-destroying than working your way through a lengthy novel and then discovering it's rubbish.
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Think of the difference between a team sport and one that you do by yourself. Like it or not, if you're by yourself, you're going to be faced with a lot more of your own doubts and your own drawbacks and your own whatever.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.
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Every group has its idiosyncrasies, but at a certain point we all are human.
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As we all know... golf is a puzzle without an answer.
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Religions cannot change you. If you are angry, you will become an angry Muslim or Hindu. If you are righteous, you will become a righteous Christian or Jew.
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Kim Jong Un came in as a fresh face, so I think there's a great disappointment that he's playing the same game as his father.
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I want to make a name for myself.
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When you're in a band, it's like everyone's the CEO, and anyone could destroy it at any moment.
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I don't think our music has much to do with math rock.
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Personal style? I don't really believe in that. Whatever is comfortable.
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The historian is a prophet looking backward.
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I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.
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When I'm on stage, it's like a different world ... me connecting with the audience. It's a surreal experience.
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I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona.
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When an idea is just rising on the horizon, the soul's temperature with respect to it is usually very cold. Only gradually does the idea develop its warmth, and it is hottest (which is to say, exerting its greatest influence) when belief in the idea is already once again in decline.
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I'd once read somewhere that is takes about half as long to recover from a deep relationship as the relationship lasted.
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Oh, poverty parts good company.
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The door to happiness opens outward.
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There was a door to which I found no key: There was the veil through which I might not see.
