Ba Jin Quotes
I am a person always full of contradictions... It was hard to choose whether to devote myself to revolution as a soldier or as a writer.
Quotes to Explore
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Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated expectations beyond reality in some respects.
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It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean.
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The Christian fear of the pagan outlook has damaged the whole consciousness of man.
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I really don't know life without wrestling.
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Angry or not. It's a human emotion. But you can't walk around being angry all the time. What a dull person you'd have to be!
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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I'm a serial dater. When I see someone I like, we go on multiple dates.
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I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it.
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I am hunting for people who would be a good colleague or a teammate, not someone who works for me.
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I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
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When I was auditioning for 'True Grit,' I was on the Paramount lot. I was wearing clothes from the 1800s that were big and uncomfortable.
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I kinda went through a semi-depression. Honestly. Like, I lost myself.
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People don't want to believe they have to speak like Obama or Clinton to participate meaningfully in politics, because most of us don't speak like Obama or Clinton.
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Part of the whole L.A. mentality that nothing really matters unless it's a success... is such a shallow and dangerous attitude to have.
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I started rapping before anybody had ever bought a car from it. It was truly about the art form and the culture, more so than now, where it's a successful way to make money. Back then you had to be doing it because you liked it.
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Good education, housing and jobs are imperatives for the Negroes, and I shall support them in their fight to win these objectives, but I shall tell the Negroes that while these are necessary, they cannot solve the main Negro problem.
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My mother doesn't like sex. She doesn't like the word, she doesn't like act, and I'm not entirely sure she's too impressed with the results. Ah well, you get out what you put in.
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Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!
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So mourn'd the dame of Ephesus her love,And thus the soldier arm'd with resolutionTold his soft tale, and was a thriving wooer.
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At least since the Industrial Revolution, the world of design has been dominated by the rigors of manufacturing and mass production. Assembly lines have dictated a world made of parts, framing the imagination of designers and architects who have been trained to think about their objects as assemblies of discrete parts with distinct functions.
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Weight training has enjoyed a huge impact, and the transformation has gone mainstream. I'm fortunate to be part of it.
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I am a person always full of contradictions... It was hard to choose whether to devote myself to revolution as a soldier or as a writer.
