Ernst Haeckel Quotes
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Did anyone ever have a boring dream?
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Is Bill Clinton so good at politics, or are other politicians so bad?
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I think several generations of my family had novels in the drawer. You know the montage in 'The Royal Tenenbaums' where each character has produced some sort of minor work? It was like having a magician in the household.
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Straight couples don't have to be monogamous to be married or married to be monogamous. Monogamy no more defines marriage than the presence of children does. Monogamy isn't compulsory and its absence doesn't invalidate a marriage.
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A lot of my friends are getting married, but I don't think that is what I need. I am under no such pressure that if everybody is having a boyfriend, I too should have one.
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The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection, even though it consist in nothing more than the pounding of an old piano, is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.
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Acting is a stressful environment to put yourself into, and stress triggers Tourette's, but I think it's partly an outlet because when I'm acting, I'm putting my mind, body, and soul into something, and that's one of the times during the day when I don't tic.
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I'm a father to four kids, so it bothers me that even though our children think big naturally, our society systematically trains them out of thinking that way.
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All fine architectural values are human values, else not valuable.
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Working on such a big film was amazing. I learned a lot. There weren't too many stunts, just some doubling.
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Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that.
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If you win without sacrifice you enjoy it but it's more satisfying when you have struggled.
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I'm not a journalist; I'm probably a horrible interviewer. The one small thing I have is I'm curious, and I'm interested in who I'm with.
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Having red hair is never good when you're a kid. I was picked on a lot and didn't have a lot of friends. But I think that gave me a thick skin and helped make me a better person.
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People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite simple. We grew up listening to the American sound on our TV. That's why American actors have a hard time with foreign accents.
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I'll never change the name of the Redskins. You have my word on that.
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It's very difficult to decide. And I'm very open to proposals.
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There is a certain sort of excess that is interesting, don't you think? And America is, of course, the most excessive place.
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I think when a couple stays together, it's because of compromises they've both made.
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This natural beauty-hunger is made manifest … in our magnificent National Parks … Nature's sublime wonderlands, the admiration and joy of the world.
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At the beginning, when you don't look so pregnant, I think it's all about dressing boyish, with jackets and loose layers.
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The first music I ever got into was the '80s alternative bands that my brother listened to, like The Cure and The Smiths and R.E.M. and Fugazi. I can remember specifically saying The Cure was my favorite band back in second grade.
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My wife, my daughters, even my grandchildren are funny. You've got to keep a sense of humor because anger destroys you.
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Ontogeny re-capitulates phylogeny.
