Paul Auster Quotes
Reading, at the deepest level, is a physical experience. Most people are not attuned to this, most people don't learn how to read - poetry for example, or high-quality prose. They're used to reading magazines and newspapers, which are only of the mind, but not of the body.
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If I had a big brother who was a year older than me or something, I probably wouldn't have ended up being a filmmaker.
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I bite my nails. I've been chewing on them for years. As long as you don't chew through flesh it's all right.
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The only thing that permits human beings to collaborate with one another in a truly open-ended way is their willingness to have their beliefs modified by new facts. Only openness to evidence and argument will secure a common world for us.
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I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
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I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
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The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center serves as a poignant reminder of our past and a trusted source of education for schoolchildren, community members, and visitors from across the country.
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Clinton has played a major role in giving companies like Cipla credibility, for which I will always be grateful.
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In France and other European countries, film stars are more celebrated. In Germany, if we are good at what we do, we are respected but not acclaimed. And, of course, we are not paid like Americans are.
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The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel.
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'Dhruva' will have them glued to their seats throughout, and I'm sure of that.
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In metros, girls are very independent, conscious and aware. But in the interiors of our country, where education is not given importance, they continue to be oppressed. But it is important for every woman to acknowledge what she wants from herself rather than going for what people expect from her.
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I feel that my fans have cultivated my talent and they continue to nurture me.
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If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles.
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I love to get a massage but I'm quite a baby with it. I don't like them too hard or anyone walking on me or anything. When it's good, it's the best thing ever. When it's bad, it's an hour of absolute agony.
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I didn't want to do something typical.
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I don't really listen to my work. If I have to DJ and I play something, I hear it. But I don't sit quietly and listen to my work; I'm always off to do the next thing.
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I get very antsy and nervous if I don't know what the next job is.
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While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin, the opportunity is lost.
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I don't consciously use my own life or experience at all.
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I have written for, very fortunately, some great singers from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley.
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If this were Ada, we'd simply doc it as 'erroneous'.
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'As a general rule you shouldn't expect too much from people darling,' and then I kiss her on the cheek.
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Reading, at the deepest level, is a physical experience. Most people are not attuned to this, most people don't learn how to read - poetry for example, or high-quality prose. They're used to reading magazines and newspapers, which are only of the mind, but not of the body.
