Thomas Carlyle Quotes
Why did not somebody teach me the constellations, and make me at home in the starry heavens, which are always overhead, and which I don't half know to this day?
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All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,' and the three original TV networks.
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The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.
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I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?
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Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
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I don't do negative things.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.
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I grew up with 'Friends' from day one and, like, 'Seinfeld' and 'Frazier,' those sorts of shows, but for sure, 'Friends' was it for our family. Like, we would watch every Thursday night at eight o'clock; I couldn't wait.
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The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo.
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I always have the impression that I write the same book.
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Clothes are not frippery. Properly done, they can be an art form.
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If you're going to nap, make sure you have a proper chunk of time blocked out. I'm not one of these guys that does the 15-20 minute nap. I don't play those games. I'm, like, an hour minimum. I'm not gonna lay down unless I know I have at least an hour.
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I love to play with the notion of who the protagonist is - who is the audience supposed to root for? I did it in 'Sicario' and feel it was the strength of the script - guiding the audience's allegiance toward the villain because they think he's the hero, until it's revealed that he's the villain.
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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we're hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
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Lotteries, a tax upon imbeciles.
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Authenticity is very important - be true to one's self.
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Either you live by the barometer of the music critics, or you live by your own. I choose the latter.
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You will know you're old when you cease to be amazed.
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I got involved in music because I love everything about it, but now I'm in it you see the other side and it isn't much fun. Not as glamorous and enjoyable as you imagine.
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We've got to make sure that our economy is strong at home so that we can project military power overseas.
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Why did not somebody teach me the constellations, and make me at home in the starry heavens, which are always overhead, and which I don't half know to this day?
