Jostein Gaarder Quotes
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I loved Alessandra Torre's 'Black Lies.'
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London audiences have this reputation for being a bit too cool for school.
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There's almost nothing you can't do with a cashew. Not only does it lend its nutty sweetness to savory dishes, it also gives desserts a deep richness.
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We can best honor the memories of those who were killed on September 11 and those who have been killed fighting the war on terrorism, by dedicating ourselves to building a free and peaceful world safe from the threat of terrorism.
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As far as rap, I was more of a Mobb Deep guy rather than a Tribe guy.
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I believe in much more diplomacy, not less.
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I like to have cookies in the morning before I go swimming.
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At the time of his death, John Kennedy had a national security establishment that was a writhing ball of snakes.
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If I have to filibuster on the Senate floor, I'll even read the King James Bible until the wall is funded.
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The more you build your life on principle and less on personality - yours or others - the straighter will be your course.
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One of Lady Antebellum's first big tours was opening up for Kenny Chesney.
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I didn't really know what to expect. I had been told about the scale of Cannes, but nothing could have prepared me for just how many people would turn out for our photo calls or for the opening ceremony.
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I think that idea of 'because I'm sexy, I'm a feminist' is kind of immature. But as long as women think being sexy is what makes them beautiful and powerful... then it will continue.
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I provide the bricks and mortar with the words and situations - the director and the actors and the designers build the house.
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It's very important to take care of yourself. Everyone's lives are so busy. Take at least an hour a day to recharge and do whatever makes you better. For grown-ups, whether it's a spa, sitting in a park with a book, or coffee, take time for yourself.
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Everyone has their awkward phase. I think everything passes, and that is key to remember - none of us looked like this when we were younger... Everybody grows into themselves, and you learn about yourself.
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I was a cop in the Las Vegas Police Department in 1957. I was very young when I joined. But then I became a federal narcotics agent after that, in Vegas, and that propelled me into my future to fight the drug traffickers.
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I believe human beings mark a threshold in the development of the planet, of course, but it is only part of the picture. What Big History can do is show us the nature of our complexity and fragility and the dangers that face us, but it can also show us our power, with collective learning.
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Recalling some of the most spectacular horrors of history - the burning of heretics and witches at the stake, the wholesale massacre of heathens, and other no less repulsive manifestations of Christian civilization in Europe and elsewhere - modern man is filled with pride in the progress accomplished, in one line at least, since the end of the dark ages of religious fanaticism.
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The way I look at it is that somebody in the world, no matter what your field is - teacher, violinist, football player - has to be the best. Why not me?
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I sometimes found myself more comfortable around my TV family than I did with my own parents and sister.
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Whether we're Democrats or Republicans or independents, we have to learn to hang together or we're gonna hang separately.
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Ultimately, there is no definition for smartness. It's just the ability to do what you want to do really well.
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We are the living planet!
