Erich Maria Remarque Quotes
Life did not intend to make us perfect. Whoever is perfect belongs in a museum.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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I think it's always dangerous to make political arguments in a religiously ideological way. And it's very dangerous to treat as traitors to the American nation those who think differently.
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I read Shakespeare when I was 14 because it's what we were taught.
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Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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There are many things I love in this world. Music, acting, and animals are at the top of that list.
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We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group.
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Intuitive versus analytical? That's a foolish choice. It's foolish, just like trying to choose between being realistic or idealistic. You need both in life.
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I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways.
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Any business owner can tell you that if their company isn't performing profitably and up to standards, one of two things will happen: either you make changes to improve its efficiency, or a competitor will drive you out of business. Market forces have a way of cutting to the chase rather quickly.
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A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.
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We pay when old for the excesses of youth.
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On October 28th, 1887, I became the mother of a girl baby, the very image of its father, at least that is what he said, but who has the temper of its mother.
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I went to college. I had a double major in biology and physical education, but my major was wrestling.
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It's a lot harder to stick to my regime when I'm travelling, so when I'm home, I make sure that when I wake up in the morning, I drink one litre of water with lemon to cleanse my body from the inside, and then I'll have a big jar of vegetable juice.
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War seems to come out of nowhere, like rust that suddenly pops up on iron after a storm.
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It's much easier for me to do an impression of someone real, because you and the audience begin with a baseline understanding of this person's life. And then if you subvert that in any way, it's a little comedy surprise.
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I always have a lot of things going on because some things take years to make and others take five minutes. I like that there's always something going on. Working doesn't have such a momentous feel - like it's all or nothing.
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I have a best friend in my life who I know is my soulmate.
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Accomplishments have no color.
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I mean, we have to read books or we'll make mistakes. If we read stories of how other people lived, we can figure out better ways to live. I mean we can look at other people's lives and not make the same mistakes they made. Or we can, like, use their examples as models for ourselves.
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Know when to tune out, if you listen to too much advice you may wind up making other peoples mistakes.
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I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities.
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Life did not intend to make us perfect. Whoever is perfect belongs in a museum.
