Sadegh Hedayat Quotes
The presence of death annihilates all superstitions. We are the children of death, and it is death that rescues us from the deceptions of life. In the midst of life he calls us and summons us to him.
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Track and field was very big when I was growing up.
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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I uplift people and see the good in a bad situation. The worst is I'm very critical of myself. If I do a performance, I watch it 100 times afterwards and pick it apart.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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'RoboCop,' when that came out, was like the best comic book movie ever, and it's not based on a comic book.
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I eat a cheeseburger with French fries almost every day.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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Depth on different levels is so important to me. You look at a band like The Beatles, all their material has so much depth to it. And I want people to be able to run away with my melodies and get lost in them and take the lyrics and be able to relate to them.
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It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.
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I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
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You learn so much on set; I don't know if you learn as much anywhere else as you do when you're on set, working.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.
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I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for radio. There are no edits. The whole album contains explicit lyrics but that's because you need it.
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I'm cold in summer. I'm the coldest person ever! It's very ironic I'm never cold in the scripts. Every time I'm shooting, if you don't see a part of me, there are hot water bottles there.
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I hate when a guy brags... or he sweats.
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Mothers and children are human beings, and they will sometimes do the wrong thing.
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People tell me I saved hundreds and hundreds of people. But I have to tell you: it’s not the people you saved that you remember. It’s the ones you couldn’t save. Those are the ones you talk about. Those are the faces and situations that stay with you forever.
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Now that I work as a professional model, I advise people to stay away from any television shows. It's a waste of your time; it's just entertainment. It's not the fashion that we now know.
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Shoes are everything. You can tell more about a man from his shoes than his handshake, because they tell where you're going.
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The presence of death annihilates all superstitions. We are the children of death, and it is death that rescues us from the deceptions of life. In the midst of life he calls us and summons us to him.
