Adam Zagajewski Quotes
A certain traveler who knew many continents was asked what he found most remarkable of all. He replied: the ubiquity of sparrows.
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Detention without trial is history in Malaysia.
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Equality is the heart and essence of democracy, freedom, and justice, equality of opportunity in industry, in labor unions, schools and colleges, government, politics, and before the law. There must be no dual standards of justice, no dual rights, privileges, duties, or responsibilities of citizenship. No dual forms of freedom.
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It's all nonsense. It's only nonsense. I'm not afraid of the rain. I am not afraid of the rain. Oh, oh, God, I wish I wasn't.
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I am a Lutheran astrologer, I throw away the nonsense and keep the hard kernel.
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Playfullness is the essential feature of productive thought.
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A lack of patience in trifling matters might lead to the disruption of great project.
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Thy best of rest is sleep, And that thou oft provok'st; yet grossly fear'st Thy death, which is no more.
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Artistic genius is an expansion of monkey imitativeness.
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Performing is about developing empathy, which leads us to a broader view of the world and encourages us to develop compassion; so we can comfort each other and not be so brutal with each other.
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One of the most insane environments I have ever spent time in is a gun range. There we are, all in a line, armed to the teeth, firing away.
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Too often, companies focus on systems and structures that facilitate cultural change at the mid-management level, overlooking problems closer to the top.
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The fight will last as long as I allow it to last.
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I like rust on a nail, fog on a mountain. Clouds hide stars, rooms have doors, eyes close, and the same words that began love end it with changed emphasis.
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In my entire career? I am so sick of being asked, What's it like to kiss Mel Gibson?
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A certain traveler who knew many continents was asked what he found most remarkable of all. He replied: the ubiquity of sparrows.
