Erich Maria Remarque Quotes
It is just as much a matter of chance that I am still alive as that I might have been hit. In a bomb-proof dug-out I may be smashed to atoms and in the open may survive ten hour's bombardment unscratched. No soldier outlives a thousand chances. But every soldier believes in Chance and trusts his luck.
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You don't have to work hard to bring emotions. It all just comes naturally, you're there living it.
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In high school, during marathon phone conversations, cheap pizza dinners and long suburban car rides, I began to fall for boys because of who they actually were, or at least who I thought they might become.
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I've always felt a bit hard done by in England – you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.
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In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it.
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Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
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Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.
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I left Beijing in 1987, shortly before my books were banned there, but have returned continually.
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Explosions are not comfortable.
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The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.
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I educated myself. To me, school was boring.
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
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I'm not on the radio all day long. I'm not on TV.
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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I'm by no means condemning prescription medicine for mental health. I've seen it save a lot of people's lives.
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I love doing the dishes... not for the act of cleaning but because I get to put my headphones in, listen to music, and ignore the world for an hour, and it's totally acceptable because I'm cleaning.
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I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
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I love how easy it is to run my business, Writing Workshops Los Angeles, with the help of email and my website. I love that I don't have to use cuneiform, a quill, or a typewriter to write my novels - I love to write on my laptop!
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Painting is something that requires a lot of time - it's not just one good idea out of art school.
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My parents were laborers so we lived on South Park, which was a low-income region of Seattle. You had a choice - you either joined or formed a gang or you let others bully you.
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Our memories are convenient lies we create, cribbing images from others' experiences. We discard the personal specifics which don't conform to the ideal conventional beauty created by art directors and cinematographers.
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I've had varying luck with comedy in the past, but I'd really like to give that another go. I don't know if I'd chase down a part, but if the right thing came along I could certainly see myself stepping into that zone.
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To further promote anti-corruption efforts, we need to insist on the successful experiences gained through the Party's long-term anti-corruption practice. We need to actively draw on effective practices conducted by foreign countries around the world, and our own valuable heritage.
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It is just as much a matter of chance that I am still alive as that I might have been hit. In a bomb-proof dug-out I may be smashed to atoms and in the open may survive ten hour's bombardment unscratched. No soldier outlives a thousand chances. But every soldier believes in Chance and trusts his luck.
