Erno Rubik Quotes
I love the simplicity of the Cube because it's a very clear geometrical shape, and I love geometry because it's the study of how the whole universe is structured.
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I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.
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War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.
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I definitely have family on the brain.
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As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time.
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You cannot write a book unless it is totally inhabiting your imagination and you are totally engrossed with it. Which is a kind word for obsession.
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Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.
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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
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I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms.
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You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.
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You can't hold up a blog; you can hold up a magazine.
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This would be a much better world if more married couples were as deeply in love as they are in debt.
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The one thing you don't want is that stale sound when you've done a line so much you can't find a fresh approach to it. Drop it.
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My room is dominated by the huge painting, which is a copy of 'The Violation' by the Belgian surrealist Paul Delvaux. The original was destroyed during the Blitz in 1940, and I commissioned an artist I know, Brigid Marlin, to make a copy from a photograph. I never stop looking at this painting and its mysterious and beautiful women.
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Has there ever been a revolution that produced something better than what it overthrew? The only thing people learn from being oppressed is how to oppress others!
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'I just got shot in the ass with an infected load of semen! Who's the smart-ass?'
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When I was 40 and looking at 60, it seemed like a thousand miles away. But 62 feels like a week and a half away from 80. I must now get on with those things I always talked about doing but put off.
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There will come a time when you believe everything is finished; that will be the beginning.
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My advice on firing is simple: Treat that person the same way you'd want to be treated if you were in that situation. They're still a good person, just not the right fit. So how do you help them move on in a productive way that allows them to maintain their dignity?
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My whole obligation was to West Indies cricket. As I have always said, 'I have never made a run for me.'
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My favorite part of modeling is backstage. Every day you work with different people, and as much as people learn about my story, I get to learn about theirs.
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I enjoy albums, not a song here and there. The recordings I like have been a soundtrack to a universe.
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I love the simplicity of the Cube because it's a very clear geometrical shape, and I love geometry because it's the study of how the whole universe is structured.
