Walter Benjamin Quotes
Nothing is so hateful to the philistine as the 'dreams of his youth.' ... For what appeared to him in his dreams was the voice of the spirit, calling him once, as it does everyone. It is of this that youth always reminds him, eternally and ominously. That is why he is antagonistic toward youth.
Walter Benjamin
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I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.
Naguib Mahfouz
I wanted to be a professional baseball player.
Balthazar Getty
As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm.
Tanith Lee
If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?
Caitlyn Jenner
Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
The thing about Marvel is that they're not - they're into real acting. They're looking for artists that are willing to take chances and are willing to create characters. Even if that character has been around for years and years in comic books, they still are depending on us to create something and take it somewhere else.
Vincent D'Onofrio
If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.
Orson Welles
The Seal, she lounges like a bride, Much too docile, there's no doubt; Madame Récamier, on side, (if such she has), and bottom out.
Djuna Barnes
My mum wouldn't do a film for money. She does it as a passion. That's why she's involved in things that are so brilliant. She really cares about what she does.
Alfie Allen
I'm not interested in closure. Some people just have heart attacks and die, right? There's no closure.
Larry David
It seems to me now that the deep structures [in writing] are often subconscious and set in childhood.
Zadie Smith
Nothing is so hateful to the philistine as the 'dreams of his youth.' ... For what appeared to him in his dreams was the voice of the spirit, calling him once, as it does everyone. It is of this that youth always reminds him, eternally and ominously. That is why he is antagonistic toward youth.
Walter Benjamin
