Henrik Ibsen Quotes
In your power, all the same. Subject to your will and your demands. No longer free! No! That's a thought I'll never endure! Never.
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If someone has failed, that is not a deficiency for me. I think that he has more motivation. I've seen many examples where someone was successful first and failed later and failed first and then succeeded. If they failed in an honest way, I don't see it as a deficiency.
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First developed as a weapon by the U.S. Army, VX is an oily, odorless and tasteless liquid that kills on contact with the skin or when inhaled in aerosol form. Like other nerve agents, it is treatable in the first minutes after exposure but otherwise leads swiftly to fatal convulsions and respiratory failure.
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My first book, 'In Praise of Slowness,' examines how the world got stuck in fast-forward and chronicles a global trend towards putting on the brakes. That trend is called the Slow movement. 'Slow' in this context does not mean doing everything at a snail's pace. It means doing everything at the right speed.
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I know it sounds ridiculous, but I haven't quite got over the miracle that you plant things, and they do sprout up.
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When I write in Hebrew, I don't look for sophistication in music; it's just pure emotion that comes out.
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While the miser is merely a capitalist gone mad, the capitalist is a rational miser.
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Nobody with an IQ higher than emergency-room temperature could ever believe that 'death panels' would be appointed to nudge the elderly toward euthanasia. Yet for idle entertainment, it's hard to beat Sarah Palin's ignorant nattering on the subject.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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Israel will not divide its land. We're already too small.
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So far, Vancouver is my favorite relocation city. It feels like home. Parts of it remind me of the east coast. It's very clean. The food is great. And the people are lovely. Not that I didn't love working in other glamorous locations like Downey, Detroit, Cleveland or Bulgaria... but, damn, it is fun to be Canadian.
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I tend to sleep in the nude... I'm a sensual-leaning woman. You have to use the word 'leaning' or it sounds like I'm boasting.
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Over recent years, urbanisation, globalisation and the destruction of local cultures has led to a rise in the prevalence of mental illness in the developing world.
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I started knitting in the Congress, and it was a scandal - like, big scandal.
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I would like above any other place to go to Hartford. I want to face the conservatism there centered and compel it into decency.
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We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do.
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I'm very confident in my sexuality, and I really don't like talking about my romantic life in the press.
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And I also thought that Richard Nixon was the greatest political education we have ever had, but it looks like we need to relearn them again.
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I don't tweet because I don't need another creative venue. I don't need another form for self-expression. I don't need another way to get my thoughts out to people. I have one. I'm good.
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I guess I was the class clown - with a name like Albert Einstein, you don't hide in the back. I'd read the school bulletin to the class, and I'd add activities and make stuff up. It was good, a good 10 minutes every morning.
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In Connecticut, we have a vibrant history of advocating to ensure our workers are treated fairly and given the rights and protections they deserve. Still, we need to do more to protect all American workers.
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You are right that I don't have a lot of spare time because I love to stay busy and keep my calendar full.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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Laurel Canyon is kind of grotesque. It's this nature-themed place, and everybody is kind of angry.
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In your power, all the same. Subject to your will and your demands. No longer free! No! That's a thought I'll never endure! Never.
