Erich Maria Remarque Quotes
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I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
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I am very much in favor of women's rights, being a woman myself, and I support intelligent, successful, independent working women.
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About three months before a contest, I drink a lot of water. I start to drink a lot of water.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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I'm in a constant state of gratitude.
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It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of truth, I don't even know what people mean by it.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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I always like to sing barefoot.
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If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
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I always say that I don't like it when people follow trends too much, just because it is on the runway. I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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I can never let the guy across from me be in better shape. I have to be the best-conditioned guy.
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What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?
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A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.
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I guess I'm curious about how people process grief and how they process loss. And I'm also interested in the ways in which an event can have long-reaching consequences and a life over the course of years.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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Whether it's pool or Ping Pong, I can't stand to have my kids beat me. Especially Ping Pong! And when they beat me, they just needle the devil out of me. That's fine. I'd rather have that than let them win a shallow victory.
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I always start with emotion. That's where I start all of my improvisations, on the piano. I always start with the mood or the feel of where I am in that moment.
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Life is like a B-movie. You don't want to leave in the middle of it but you don't want to see it again.
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The artist should have as little desire to rule as to serve. He can only create, do nothing but create, and so help the state only by … exalting politicians and economists into artists.
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The Islamic method of waging war is not to kill innocent civilians, but it was Christians in World War II who bombed innocent civilians in Dresden and dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, neither of which were military targets.
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In Iraq, many of my female friends were architects and professionals with a lot of power during the 1980s while all the men were at war in Iran.
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Losing a position is aggravating, whereas losing your nerve is devastating.
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You take it from me, we are losing the war because we can salute too well.
