Jostein Gaarder Quotes
The question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a persons needs.
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My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.
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I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.
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I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what the business model is for 'Newsweek' on the iPad, although that's very important work as well.
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If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He knows sports.
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I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit.
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I believe in forgiveness.
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Well, I'm an independent person.
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Detroit's a good investment because, first of all, the entry fee for everything is lower. And, you've got the talent that is here that is ambitious and motivated, so you're going to get in on a much lower cost structure in every way, shape, or form from labor to buildings to whatever.
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The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.
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If you don't vote, you don't count.
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I have a wonderful piano that I really love: a handmade Yamaha grand. Sometimes I'm sitting there, and it sounds so good that I find some little melody or a phrase that leads me into a song, but probably more often than not, I actually grab a notebook.
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The people who are the most successful in life are not stopped by fear.
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I have no doubt I was someone very interesting in a past life.
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Nature hates calculators.
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I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.
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My legacy isn't about what I did playing football, but how I use the opportunities that came from playing football.
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You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine.
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Man is an extraordinarily fixed and limited animal whose nature is absolutely constant. It is only by tradition and organisation that anything decent can be got out of him.
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Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure.
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Good Christian People, I have not come here to preach a sermon; I have come here to die.
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Everything's a risk, by the way, these days. Every film you make is a risk. There's no guarantee.
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I had written a script called 'Freed,' which I had wanted to direct.
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If you want to change the way your banking system is regulated, if you want to learn the mistakes of what's gone wrong, then you have to change your government.
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The question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a persons needs.
