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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One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.
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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’m very busy with schoolwork, of course." "How can she be?" said Ron in horror. "We’re on vacation!
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No man can force the harp of his own individuality into the people's heart; but every man may play upon the chords of the people's heart, who draws his inspiration from the people's instinct.
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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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To make things 'perfectly clear' is reactionary and stupefying. The real is not perfectly clear.
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You just can't let the outside world affect your game.You can't hold anything back. You can't play a different game.
