Paul Auster Quotes
I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods, most of which people don't need. I'm anti-consumerism; I own four pairs of black Levis and that's it.
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I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.
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The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
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I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
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My brothers and I love playing outside and climbing trees. We really love sports, too - I think football's probably my favorite.
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
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Whether it's through introduction of the right gut bacteria or direct modification of the genes of cows and pigs, I think we're going to have to introduce something like this into our livestock - a way to consume the methane rather than releasing it.
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China is a country, still, of great contrast. While hundreds of millions of people are part of the middle class and yearn for things made in America - American brands, movies, music - there are other hundreds of millions of people throughout China who are living on the equivalent of one U.S. dollar a day.
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I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like.
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Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.
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You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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Nobody can write better jokes putting me down than me.
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I've got friends who are literally working alone on indie games that have no prospect of profit or commercial success. I've got guys working on iPhone games.
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Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!
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The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity.
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Business is constantly changing, constantly evolving.
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I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.
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Gradualism in theory is perpetuity in practice.
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When I look at acting careers that I really admire, I see that it's been a precise decision-making process for these people. They make decisions based on what they love, and they do only the things that they are passionate about. They play only characters that they can't stop thinking about.
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I've had Republicans come to me and say, 'Tell me how I should talk to young people!' as if it's some foreign language or something.
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I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods, most of which people don't need. I'm anti-consumerism; I own four pairs of black Levis and that's it.
