Jostein Gaarder Quotes
I've nothing against eye make-up and lipstick. But the fact is that we’re actually living on a planet in space. For me that’s an extraordinary thought. It’s mind-boggling just to think about the existence of space at all. But there are girls who can’t see the universe for eye liner.
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Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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Be a good-looking corpse. Leave a good-looking tattoo.
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If faith produce no works, I see That faith is not a living tree. Thus faith and works together grow, No separate life they never can know. They're soul and body, hand and heart, What God hath joined, let no man part.
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I don't know how to ground myself without the other actor present.
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I can paint in jail.
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Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
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We're a nation of immigrants.
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Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.
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Are we not all desperate one way or another?
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Latin people love to dance. Nothing is more powerful than a Latin man doing 'Mambo Number 5' by himself.
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I don't get far enough into a boring book to hate it.
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I never had little brothers, so I was totally not used to hearing a lot of cussing at a young age! I learned what 'pull my finger' meant the hard way.
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I'm still Christian. I was not raised in a Christian church to hate people. I was taught to love people and accept people. I know what I believe.
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I loved growing up in Montclair... I think it's grown and changed and embraced change.
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I think that if you take somebody out of their comfort zone, they're going to dislike people because they're not liking themselves in a situation.
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No TV, no acting for me. I'm kind of a more behind-the-scenes kind of woman even though what I do is very public. I'm really low-key and I don't need to be the center of attention.
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I didn't necessarily want to be famous growing up, but I knew I would be a good famous person because I'm not offended if somebody comes up to me and knows things about me and wants to engage me in a conversation.
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Just think of the opportunities we can unlock by making education as addictive as a video game. This type of experiential, addictive learning improves decision-making skills and increases the processing speed and spatial skills of the brain. When was the last time your child asked for help with a video game?
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You have to stay updated on trends, social things and pop culture, you need to stay with the times and keep evolving.
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Farewell! a long farewell to all my greatness!
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I started when I was in college because I was shy and thought it would be a good way to break out of that.
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I've nothing against eye make-up and lipstick. But the fact is that we’re actually living on a planet in space. For me that’s an extraordinary thought. It’s mind-boggling just to think about the existence of space at all. But there are girls who can’t see the universe for eye liner.
