Hippolyte Taine Quotes
A fixed idea is like the iron rod which sculptors put in their statues. It impales and sustains.
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I was raised to want to work for a living. The idea of just sitting around or going shopping every day appalls me.
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When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy Chihuahua. A stuffy fellow in a tuxedo was to host, and the losing chef's dish was then fed to the dog! I am not kidding, I saw it! I think it is genius! Twisted, but genius!
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Every idea has its time.
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Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.
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I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.
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I like to release music the way I feel it, as opposed to having a date. The idea of dates, boxes, categories are very scary for me.
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I like the idea of the comedy of resilience.
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I'm still not used to the idea of being the youngest circumnavigator.
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Comparing oneself with one's fellow writers is a bad idea. I would not review a fellow writer unless I had something terribly positive to say.
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There are so many problems in the E.U. that several countries are warming up to the idea that after the single currency, a deeper integration could also be created.
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Good psychology should include all the methodological techniques, without having loyalty to one method, one idea, or one person.
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If a person with a bullet in Dallas can change the world, imagine a person with an idea could do.
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I didn't even understand the whole idea of Hollywood.
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When you're so passionate about cinema, the idea to direct your own film is really appealing.
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The idea of designing something that is like something else is incredibly uninteresting and boring.
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No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.
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It's such a crass idea - you're either in love or out of love.
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You can open to the idea that whatever happened to you in the past eventually turned out or will turn out to be a benefit to you.
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I mean, really, whatever you woke up worrying about this morning, get over it. How important in the greater scheme of things can it possibly be? Make your peace and move on.
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...one need not, and should not, believe blindfolded in whatever is said about ascent or salvation, but should treat it like a hypothesis, and observe the facts with an open mind like a scientist.
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Lynch is an ordinary, smalltown guy and he just sees strange things in people.
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By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
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A fixed idea is like the iron rod which sculptors put in their statues. It impales and sustains.
