Jostein Gaarder Quotes
Socrates himself said, 'One thing only I know, and this is that I know nothing.' Remember this statement, because it is an admission that is rare, even among philosophers. Moreover, it can be so dangerous to say in public that it can cost you your life. The most subversive people are those who ask questions. Giving answers is not nearly as threatening. Any one question can be more explosive than a thousand answers.
Jostein Gaarder
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
Tamae Watanabe
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
e. e. cummings
I think twerking is overrated.
Kate Upton
We have such little mystery in our lives generally because of how we live now. I mean, of course, mystery is all around us, but the way we live our lives now, we're too busy to be bothered with it.
Kate Bush
Now, product placement, whichever way you look at it, whether you like it or you think it's disgusting, or whatever, it's what it is.
Daniel Craig
It's very disincentivizing to have others take care of your needs.
Daniel A. D'Aniello
When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
Ted Kotcheff
If you've got cockles, those nickel-size, heart-shaped mollusks, and you want to get fancy, steam them, then toss the meat in finely ground cornmeal.
Kate Christensen
Entrepreneurship requires flexibility and an open society, and there will always be people who succeed and people who follow. For those who lead, they have an obligation to create a better life for the people around them.
Daniel A. D'Aniello
Surround yourself with great people. People are what make businesses prosper.
Wayne Huizenga
It's like nothing's really happening. Our culture is almost dead.
Irvine Welsh
It's difficult to say what attracts one person to another. It's always a combination, isn't it? I've always found people interesting because of the way they think, and a sense of humour is irresistible.
Felicity Kendal
If Reagan had intelligence information that showed that the upheaval in Egypt is actually Democratic in spirit, then he would have, I believe, turned his back on Mubarak, even though there's a long friendship between the United States and Egypt.
Douglas Brinkley
Al Qaeda will always focus on us, the United States. And they will take advantage of any situation.
Dutch Ruppersberger
I never listen to music when I write.
Augusten Burroughs
I have an equal amount of patience as my grade-school children, which is not great.
Mike D
The Beastie Boys
The thing I tried to remember when I was younger was 'Do something that's at least as good, if not better, than the last thing you did.' So I started with Brian De Palma and Sean Penn. I had a pretty high bar to start with.
John C. Reilly
Socrates himself said, 'One thing only I know, and this is that I know nothing.' Remember this statement, because it is an admission that is rare, even among philosophers. Moreover, it can be so dangerous to say in public that it can cost you your life. The most subversive people are those who ask questions. Giving answers is not nearly as threatening. Any one question can be more explosive than a thousand answers.
Jostein Gaarder
