Erich von Stroheim Quotes
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I love the streets, and the streets love me back. And when things ain't going the way they should go, they let you know... and when they happy, you gotta keep 'em happy.
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As a model, I really stand for not being a model, if that makes sense. When I started, the whole idea of the model was very different; it was a bit stuck-up. Not stuck-up, but no one was trying to have fun, or not even have fun, but be willing to smile.
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After I made my hit in 'Salome,' Universal sent me to New York so I could learn to be a proper movie star.
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I don't think a system or a government should fear critical opinions or views. Only by heeding those critical views would it be possible for us to further improve our work and make further progress.
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If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.
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But Hezbollah now has reared its ugly head in a way that threatens the entire free world. And they want, by their own charter and definition, the destruction of Israel and Christians. That is the truth. That is in their charter.
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I am drawn to humorous art that is ironic.
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I always loved being with older people. Now they're so difficult to find.
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You get religion as your hair turns grey.
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Do not expect too much of the end of the world.
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Our nature holds so much envy and malice that our pleasure in our own advantages is not so great as our distress at others'.
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... thou shall not steal, even by majority vote ...
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I've given up reading the papers. Since the world's so obviously bent on killing itself, I decided months ago to sit back and let it.
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Instead we need schools and colleges that are sensitive to the needs of young people and not the priorities of politicians and educationalists.
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My great mistake, the fault for which I can’t forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality.
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Youth culture now really looks back and embraces the past, but keeps it contemporary but not sticking to one particular style.
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It's a great challenge to be better than your opportunities.
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Bobbed hair makes women look uniform. They lack individuality.
