George Gurdjieff Quotes
A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows.
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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At 21 years old, I could produce 400 people like that.
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I don't try to sugarcoat things, but I also think my books make positive statements about the people and values in small-town America.
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There is always the fear of failure, and if you struggle, you become nervous, and that's when the underdogs have an opportunity to create a surprise.
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I always drive like a madman.
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The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge in atheism.
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I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.
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I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
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'LazyTown' is basically about motivation. So what do I call motivation? I call it 'go.' The show is going to inspire kids to go. Go fishing. Go dancing. Go live.
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It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.
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I think everybody understands the fact that the right person will be cast for the role. So it's not theirs really to lose; they're just trying to find the right person.
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I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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If, in the schools, the classical language would no longer be taught, whom could we entrust with the writing of memorials, documents, letters and notes in the public service? How could we possibly assign important offices and heavy responsibilities to someone who cannot even write fluently?
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I like to post positive content, and I like to try and make people smile. That's why those videos are popular. I don't fake it.
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I think there's every reason this 21st century will be much happier.
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Stand-up comedians say that anyone in the audience can be funny, but people paid to see us because we're just a little bit funnier. In the same way, I think anybody can play music - in fact, I think everyone has music in them, but some of us can do it a little better.
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I'm learning with my mom how to cook more Spanish food. I'm trying to make a good paella, but that's a real art.
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I can be pretty harsh and judgmental. I'm a very harsh and judgmental person. I like morals, right and wrong. I like to see things in black-and-white when I can, so I will hold a lot of guys to an impossible standard.
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For the wise men of old the cardinal problem had been how to conform the soul to reality. For magic and applied science alike the problem is how to subdue reality to the wishes of men.
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The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.
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Our past is not, as some fear, a series of events carved in stone that we must carry around for the rest of our lives... but a kaleidoscope of experiences that, when viewed through different lenses, can 'color' change how we see our present and future.
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A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows.
