Sir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer (A.J. Ayer) Quotes
Why should you mind being wrong if someone can show you that you are?
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I wanted to go into prison and come out a better person - mentally, physically. So, I read a lot of books, got my GED while I was in there, and worked out every day. Strong body, strong mind.
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I've gotten this advice at different times, and it distills down to one word: purpose. Why are you here? When you start to get distracted by thoughts such as 'Do I fit in? Does this person like me?' - remember why you're there and what you want to accomplish.
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I think a woman should be wholesome, voluptuous and sizzling!
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Your mind is a magnet. You don't attract what you need or what you want; you attract who you are. And I love who I am!
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Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
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I remember the first time my mind was blown by an actor was Tim Curry, because I loved 'Clue' when I was a kid, and then I was watching the movie 'Legend,' and the Devil suddenly smiles, and I was like, 'It's the same guy!' It was a total Keyser Soeze moment.
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I don't know why directors sign on to these projects and completely rewrite everything.
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The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
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The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.
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Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.
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It seems Palestinians can't win. The language of peace negotiations has always been predicated on a representation that Palestinians are violent and that is why Israel behaves as it does.
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The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.
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Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
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Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun.
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Do what you really want to do. That's why God put you on this earth.
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There is no such thing as a Mass Mind. The Mass Audience is made up of individuals, and good advertising is written always from one person to another. When it is aimed at millions it rarely moves anyone.
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Wayne and Drake, it takes them so long to do a song. I understand why, because they want it to be perfect. But I think I can do a perfect song in 10 minutes.
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Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.
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When you enter a room, you have to kiss his ring. I don't mind, but he has it in his back pocket.
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The United States depends on South Korea and Japan to help promote American values in East Asia.
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He looked at the machine, its cabinets all standing open; it should be destroyed, he thought. But he had no idea how to do it, nor any will to try. Destruction was not his line; and a machine is more blameless, more sinless even than any animal. It has no intentions whatsoever but our own.
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Philanthropy and social change work are at their best when they are driven by your values and connected to what you care about most.
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Performing is very much like cooking: putting it all together, raising the temperature.
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Why should you mind being wrong if someone can show you that you are?
