Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes
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One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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My boy and I move. We have this game where if we dress in a particular item of clothing, we have to do a different movement. A hat means 20 jumps - that sort of thing. When I put a scarf on, my son has to drop down and do push-ups, immediately. He thinks it's really funny.
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I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
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I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us.
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Meditation is difficult for many people because their thoughts are always on some distant object or place. One form of meditation is to label the thought as it appears and then choose to let it go.
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The bad boy: always more fun.
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I found that I was much more interested in writing and that I didn't like the illustrating at all. I had always been the hardest on myself when I drew and painted. I am not hard on myself when I write. I like what I write, so it is a much happier process.
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I am happy in Paris.
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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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My mother has a tremendous amount of pride and self-respect. She won't take assistance from anybody.
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Life is a wildly transient thing with people coming into your life and dropping away. It definitely takes work to maintain relationships.
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The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.
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Some fella said to me, 'Have you had LSD, Paul?' And I said 'Yes.' And it was only 'cuz I was going to just be honest with him. There's no other reason. I didn't want to spread it or anything, you know. I'm not trying to do anything except answer his question. But he happened to be a reporter, and I happened to be a Beatle.
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If I just wear something because I feel like myself and I'm comfortable, that's okay - and that goes even for more edgy things. But if I try too much, or if I even try, it doesn't work. It doesn't feel natural, and I feel very uncomfortable.
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Decisions just look different with women at the table. We still have a long way to go. The most powerful thing we own is our vote.
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And I thought, my God, there's an off chance that they will say something that's really worth preserving and there is one way to do that and I knew what it was because I come from television.
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My goal is I want to create the 20-20-20 club: 20 sacks, 20 tackles for loss, 20 batted balls.
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I use music and mantras that transform my thoughts from the negative to the positive. If I'm thinking the world is a horrible place, I can transform my life by saying, 'I won't give up', 'I won't worry my life away' and 'I won't hesitate no more', using these lyrics to change my experience. That is, I believe, what makes me seem like a positive person.
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I've never played the Olympic Club. I have played Lytham, but only some amateur events. I haven't played Kiawah.
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Burt Reynolds once asked me out. I was in his room.
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Stupidity is no excuse of not thinking.
