Hannah Arendt Quotes
It was mathematics, the non-empirical science par excellence, wherein the mind appears to play only with itself, that turned out to be the science of sciences, delivering the key to those laws of nature and the universe that are concealed by appearances.
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Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.
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I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.
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Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
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I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone.
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There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.
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It's nice to see different dimensions of a character. A love interest and family life are always, I think, important in creating layers and textures.
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I'm not afraid to die - it's just that I had so much left to do in this world.
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If you take away the gift of reading, you create the gift of listening.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.
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If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.
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People trash talk me.
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The big difference between the radio show and the TV work is that I don't have to work by committee on the radio show. I'm the DJ; I can play what I want and suffer or get praised by that. With a TV show, it's much more of a collaboration, and the song that I might think is perfect may get shot down and vice versa.
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The paradox of being in an industry where other people are usually the gatekeepers: publishers, editors - there are a lot of barriers to having control over your career. But coming out of hip-hop, the mindset was always to create your own.
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Research confirms that great teachers change lives. Students with one highly effective elementary school teacher are more likely to go to college, less likely to become pregnant as teens, and earn tens of thousands more over their lifetimes.
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Actors go inside the heads of other people and are not afraid of the complicated places you can find yourself.
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War is what happens when language fails.
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I don't have slim children. I have hearty ones.
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Was it possible for the sexes to hear each other without saying, My powerlessness is greater than your powerlessness? It was becoming obvious each sex had a unique experience of both power and powerlessness. In my mind's eye I began to visualize a listening matrix as a framework within which we could hear these different experiences. It looked like this:
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As a scientist I must be mindful of the past; all too often it has happened that matters of great value to science were overlooked because the new phenomenon did not fit the accepted scientific outlook of the time.
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I do not ask, O Lord, that life may beA pleasant road.I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from meAught of its load;
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It was mathematics, the non-empirical science par excellence, wherein the mind appears to play only with itself, that turned out to be the science of sciences, delivering the key to those laws of nature and the universe that are concealed by appearances.
