Paul Auster Quotes
I can never say 'why' about anything I do. I suppose I can say 'how' and 'when' and 'what.' But 'why' is impenetrable to me.
Quotes to Explore
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Learning in a face-to-face human community, as humans have evolved to do over hundreds of thousands of years, may always be the ideal - especially in an endeavor that is as relationship-driven as business.
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Awards don't really mean much.
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I tweeted once, and I still stick to this, that I would love to marry a Croatian girl. I want my children to speak Croatian first, and for them to do that, we need someone who speaks very good Croatian.
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When you look at the results that Newt Gingrich got when he was speaker, he got results for the American people.
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Israeli Arabs have more political rights than any other Arabs in the Middle East, including their compatriots in the Palestinian Authority.
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I couldn't stand back and watch the strong economy that my father envisioned go to ruins.
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I've never really been a character on TV. I think, if possible, you want to portray yourself. If you're in a situation where you're supposed to react, you need to react.
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I'm going for something very raw and organic.
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I do believe that banks are special - they are very leveraged institutions by nature; therefore, it's even more critical to ensure that the governance and the process of running a banking company are well-organised, managed and regulated.
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You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice.
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I looked at the world with the humaneness, I think, which is one of the hallmarks of being liberal in my mind.
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Personal style? I don't really believe in that. Whatever is comfortable.
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It is most regrettable that nuclear energy is being harnessed for making nuclear weapons.
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Everybody knows the story of The Smiths. You can still go and see Morrissey.
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My real passion is to make movies, to direct. It's good for my ego to be an actress. It's like someone is saying, 'Yes, you're beautiful! Yes, you're doing fine!' But I feel like a child when I'm an actress.
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I'm involved in some action scenes, so they'll train me for that. I'll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character.
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That's something the head scarf, in a symbolic way, is meant to do in Arabic culture: it defines your relationship to your husband and the men of your family differently than your relationship to the average guy on the street you've never met.
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The People's Republic of China has not yet reached the military might of the Soviet Empire. It requires a little more time and a little more infusion of Western aid, loans, technology and the hard currency of our tourists.
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It's true that I'm not ashamed of my body. I'm comfortable, and I think more women should be more confident.
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My father, who had lost a brother, fighting on the Austrian side in World War I, was a committed pacifist.
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I am very conscious of who I am as an artist and as an inspirational person.
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I can get obsessed by anything if I look at it long enough. That's the curse of being a photographer.
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Like Venice, Italy, New Orleans is a cultural treasure. And everyone who lived in the city should be allowed to come back. But that doesn't mean that they all should live in exactly the same spot that they lived before.
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I can never say 'why' about anything I do. I suppose I can say 'how' and 'when' and 'what.' But 'why' is impenetrable to me.
