Hu Shih Quotes
Whenever you do something without asking yourself, "Why am I doing this?"-that is meaningless life... . The "why" of life makes it meaningful... . Only when an answer is given is one living life as a man.
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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I think people have a hard time thinking that I could've done a sitcom.
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There's so much emphasis on Daniel Day-Lewis and his process, which is appropriately his own. But I was just blown away by his generosity as an actor. He's so giving as an actor that he just naturally commands the focus on set.
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One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you.
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Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.
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The understanding of Syria's devastating civil war has been distorted by the immense danger and difficulty of covering it.
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I've been getting pulled from newspapers for my entire career.
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There is a sense of purity in theatre which always attracts me. Deep down, I feel I am more of an artist than a commodity, which Bollywood turns you into. I want to strike a balance.
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I don't like a lot of frills and fusses.
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I am attracted to intelligence, a witty sense of humor, an adventurous outlook on life and spiritual awareness about one's self and the world.
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I don't play many characters like myself. Oh I don't know what I am!
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I just got sick of not being able to raise money for a movie - that's what happens, so I just made my own.
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My father was a gambler. My father could not resist a casino or a card game. He loved gambling.
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My politics are private, but many of my feminist politics cross over into my professional life.
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Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.
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History is much more the product of chaos than of conspiracy.
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The only saving grace of the present is that it's too damned stupid to question the past very closely.
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This country … abounds in that Cuba is a heaven in the spiritual sense of the word, and we prefer to die in heaven than serve in hell.
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Tragedy levels the playing field.
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If you want something bad enough, take the steps needed to make it happen, no matter how long it takes. Sometimes you get lucky and can skip some steps, but most of the time you can't. The secret to achieving any goal is nothing more than putting in the necessary time and effort.
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My campaign is based upon the proposition that the answers to the problems which currently plague our cities, our towns, and our homes, are not to be found in the decisions in Washington. They are instead to be found in the hearts, minds and resources of our own people here at home.
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Ah, on what little things does happiness depend! I have read all that the wise men have written, and all the secrets of philosophy are mine, yet for want of a red rose is my life made wretched.
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Whenever you do something without asking yourself, "Why am I doing this?"-that is meaningless life... . The "why" of life makes it meaningful... . Only when an answer is given is one living life as a man.
