Simone Weil (Simone Adolphine Weil) Quotes
The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit.
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Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.
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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That's the soul of a country.
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The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self. And the arbitrariness of the constraint serves only to obtain precision of execution.
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I went to boarding school from the age of eight - first to prep school, then to Eton. One thing that kind of education teaches you is community living: there's little retreat. That's why people come out of it and talk about lifelong friendships forged in the furnace.
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I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
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Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer.
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When a town doesn't have a book store, it is like something is missing, and unfortunately, fewer and fewer have them.
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The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro, like Dustin Hoffman or Clint Eastwood who in their 70s or 80s can still act.
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I have these visions of myself being thirty, thirty-five, forty having a family.
Nastassja Kinski -
Modern psychology has pointed to the need of educating people to use a much larger portion of the mind. Transcendental meditation fulfills this need. And it can be taught very easily.
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What is right, what is wrong, how can anyone say? I view very, very, few things as Right with a capital R.
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A pig's trotter is a fantastic thing. The first night of my honeymoon in Paris, my wife fell asleep in her steak tartare, so my trotter kept me company.
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It's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. 'The West Wing' isn't meant to be good for you.
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Gigi is my perfect partner. She's my best friend. She's the most fun of anyone I know, and she's also the kindest and most tolerant person.
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Action movies today are going to so fast, you can't say you're going to do everything faster and faster.
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I've never wanted to use my age as a gimmick, as something that would get me ahead of other people. I've wanted the music to do that.
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'Veep' is definitely one of my favorite TV shows, and not because I'm in it. It's just such a great show, and the fact that I'm on it is crazy to me because I love it so much.
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I'd like to be remembered as someone who made a difference in the lives of young people - that I nurtured someone and taught them to pursue their dreams and their careers, to leave a legacy.
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Every love song I write is for Linda.
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Sourav's greatest strength is his mind. He is hardworking - not only in the nets but also mentally. He bounces back.
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I take four planes a week, honestly. You know, I am for intelligence screening.
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The difference today is that, in both parties, the very extreme elements control the nomination process.
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The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit.
