Ernst Fischer Quotes
In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it.
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Being nervous isn't always the worst thing for me.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I challenged things that needed to be challenged at Purdue.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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I've had situations where producers would be like, 'Could you meet me? Take the train; don't tell your parents.'
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During my 8 years as chairman, I had the privilege to peer into the future to see dynamic citizen astronauts returning to and from the heavens which we can expect in the future.
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The atmosphere of Catholicism in Korea is quite different to the way it is practised and perceived in Europe or the U.S.
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People should not judge me on what they hear. Let them wait and see me in action. Then they will see how I serve my people.
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The trouble with some cooking is that the real flavours get cancelled out by the wine, cream, and butter sauces.
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Money is not important to me. What makes me feel successful is making the people I love happy.
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I would break a lot of cymbals. You whack the cymbals hard enough, and they will crack in half. Drums are not actually as sturdy as they look. They're actually somewhat fragile instruments.
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Literature is always trying to show other parts of this immense universe in which we live. It's endless. I'm sure there will be other writers who will discover new worlds.
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Nothing important is completely explicable.
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We study the glory of God, and the honour and liberty of parliament, for which we unanimously fight, without seeking our own interests... I profess I could never satisfy myself on the justness of this war, but from the authority of the parliament to maintain itself in its rights; and in this cause I hope to prove myself an honest man and single-hearted.
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'…Just you bloody hypocrites with your four wives and your ten thousand houris in heaven?…'
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Temperate, sincere, and intelligent inquiry and discussion are only to be dreaded by the advocates of error. The truth need not fear them...
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The noble lord in this case, as in so many others, first destroys his opponent, and then destroys his own position afterwards. The noble lord is the Prince Rupert of parliamentary discussion: his charge is resistless, but when he returns from the pursuit he always finds his camp in the possession of the enemy.
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I'm always drawn to the thing I think I can't possibly do, because I tend to be better when I think I can't possibly do something than I am when I'm pretty sure I can do something.
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In high school, it was very fashionable to be disdainful of the bourgeois suburbs, but I secretly liked them.
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People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him - it was illegal for them to be married in several states in this country. So if we start making it okay that certain people can marry and other people can't, it's a slippery slope of civil rights. Who knows who is going to be allowed to marry or not marry next.
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Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.
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The only think I like better than talking about Food is eating.
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I'm not the greatest driver. I don't know if I'll ever master the art.
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In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it.
