Wilhelm von Humboldt Quotes
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The way I create music is maybe like a painting, to compose in a more visual way. Basically it's the music that I want to hear- that's my inspiration and bottom line. I just try to get ideas from books, movies, paintings.
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The mistake of the West was to put the Sauds on the throne of Saudi Arabia and give them control of the world's oil fortune, which they then used to propagate Wahhabi Islam.
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If you have passion, there is no need for excuses because your enthusiasm will trump any negative reasoning you might come up with. Enthusiasm makes excuses a nonissue.
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Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.
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I want to be a major force.
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I sang in church, but growing up in the neighborhood, music was more of an expression of relief or entertainment.
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When I was younger, I did lots of plays, put on shows for Mum and Dad, made my brother dress up in ridiculous tutus and whatnot to perform in front of them. I think my pre-primary report was like, 'Has a flair for drama' - it was just a little side note.
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I read YA novels constantly, so I really want to be in a young adult rom-com, but I worry that I'm aging into the parent role, which is a little scary.
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If it were true that special favors were given to some of these people because they are my cronies, then they should still be here, and they should be wealthy. But who are these cronies? If there be any cronies in government, point them out, and we will investigate.
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The economy is much bigger than the market. We will not be able to build a good economy - nor a good society - unless we look at the vast expanse beyond the market.
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There is one God - supreme among gods and men - who is like mortals in neither body nor mind.
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Muslim discourse is currently a tissue of myths, conspiracy theories, and exhortations to recapture the glories of the seventh century.
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Nana (to Mariam): When I'm gone, you'll have nothing in this world. You are nothing!
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The soul that does not consider the question of the body’s self-sufficiency cannot make itself self-sufficient.
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I may not be wealthy; I'm living from pay check to pay check, but I get to make movies, which is what I love to do.
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I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements.
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As an actor, I'm rather hit and miss; I throw a lot out there, and some of it works and some of it doesn't.
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It's depressing and scary, but he needs to know the world around him because he's fourteen now and in two years he's going to drive. He needs to know what goes on out in the world. I'm not going to always be there.
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I read all the time. I love it. My fantasy would be to be locked into a library. I'd be very, very happy.
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I've been accepted at Cambridge University. I want to study Chinese history and archaeology. I want to become a student. I want to read Chinese history and go on a dig.
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'Mean Girls' is awesome.
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Our runaway judiciary is badly in need of restraint by Congress.
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I got fired when I was a dishwasher at Denny's. That set me back a little bit. You don't realize how important dishwashers are until you do the job.
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Absolutely nothing is so important for a nation's culture as its language.
