Isak Dinesen Quotes

No domestic animal can be as still as a wild animal. The civilized people have lost the aptitude of stillness, and must take lessons in silence from the wild before they are accepted by it.

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• It is important for investors to understand what they do and don't know. Learn to recognize that you cannot possibly know what is going to happen in the future, and any investment plan that is dependent on accurately forecasting where markets will be next year is doomed to failure.

  

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• When I'm writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I'm doing it, as I'm writing it.

  

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• The new 'Joy' was needed for a number of reasons. Recent developments in nutrition and new ingredients were two of the major reasons for the revision. One of the other big reasons was America's new love for big flavors. Yay!

  

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• You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing.

  

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• We are a nation in which freedom is alive in the squares and streets, in the daily work of the communications media, in the open relationship between the governing and the governed.

  

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• I love music more just in and of itself. I love harmony and rhythm.

  

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• The writer's secret is not inspiration - for it is never clear where it comes from - it is his stubbornness, his patience.

  

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• The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day you're off it.

  

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• In terms of defending Jews, I'm a Jew.

  

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• Make pumpkin bread as the default gift for everyone. It is cheap, it is beloved, it is carbs.

  

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• As forces of hate in this country and worldwide try to pull Muslims and Christians apart, we are in desperate need of a unifying force that can bridge the widening gap of interfaith misunderstanding and mistrust. That force could be the message of love, peace, and forgiveness taught by Jesus and accepted by followers of both faiths.

  

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• By taking the time to learn how to blog properly, you'll be doing your business an incredible favor, as you will be able to drive a lot of business to your website for your blog.

  

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• I want to be strong. I want to be able to hit people. I want people to be able to bounce off me. When I go out there and play, I play to intimidate people. If someone gets hit down by me, they're going to think twice about coming near me again.

  

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• Chi non esce dal suo paese, vive pieno di pregiudizi.

  

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• People can save the world by the way they think and by the way they behave and what they hold to be important.

  

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• Nirvana was huge, but it didn't appeal to everyone.

  

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• For contemplation is both the highest form of activity, since the intellect is the highest thing in us, and the objects that it apprehends are the highest things that can be known, and also it is the most continuous, because we are more capable of continuous contemplation than we are of any practical activity.

  

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• When the sands are all dry, he is gay as a lark, And will talk in contemptuous tones of the Shark: But, when the tide rises and sharks are around, His voice has a timid and tremulous sound.

  

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• I'm not a boy-writer, I've never been. I wanted to be a boy-writer when I was young, and I think that held me back. I wanted to be very clever, and funny, but I'm not very clever and not terribly funny. I've finally accepted my limits, and I do what I can do.

  

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• Donald Trump said that he has intelligence briefings. He's heard stuff that body language. It's very wild to me.

  

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• No domestic animal can be as still as a wild animal. The civilized people have lost the aptitude of stillness, and must take lessons in silence from the wild before they are accepted by it.

  

  Isak Dinesen
  • Lessons
  • Accepted
  • WIld