Nikolai Gogol Quotes
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
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There's always the risk that there are unknown unknowns.
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The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
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I've really enjoyed starting Quora from the beginning. It's really nice to have a new start to things.
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I think some people think I'm, like, anti-label, and I'm not. I just wanted to sign a deal when the time was right. I'm anti being shot out of a rocket when you're not ready and the songs and image aren't there.
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My first show was in front of 30,000 people with will.i.am, and I wasn't even that nervous.
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I got drunk when I was five. Everybody gets drunk before they're 21.
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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
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When I was little, I got into a little accident, and it gave me congenital glaucoma in both of my eyes.
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In India, there's a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It's called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me.
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Dance should mean something to you.
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Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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When you're on set, you have to perform and look the part.
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I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art.
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I can only hope that my future movies will do well.
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.
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Following the creation concept that creation processes differed from preservation processes, it is suggested that God endowed each created kind, at the time of its creation, with potential for vast variety.
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Comedy and politics have a lot in common. Both are great ways to pick up chicks - just look at Governor Spitzer. Or Ellen Degeneres. Both require spending time on the road meeting strangers who often have the desire to throw things at you. Both are difficult, if not impossible, to do all alone. And both rely heavily on personality.
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I acted out a lot. I was very nerdy. I was very isolated, which I made up for by kind of talking and trying to entertain people and get them to like me, so I did theatre and improv in high school and college, but always as a hobby.
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It is never, never too late, in a story or in real life, to correct.
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The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.
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Of what significance is one's existence, one is basically unaware. What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life? The bitter and the sweet come from outside. The hard from within, from one's own efforts. For the most part I do what my own nature drives me to do. It is embarrassing to earn such respect and love for it.
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Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
