Nasreddin Quotes
A man called, wanting to borrow a rope. "You cannot have it," said Nasrudin. "Why not?" "Because it is in use." "But I can see it just lying there, on the ground." "That's right: that's its use."
Quotes to Explore
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The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a peculiar spot of the fort on the ground level. It felt forced to me, and I knew right away that, in spite of what others were saying, it was dead wrong.
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I use that as my responsibility on the show, to be the pragmatist.
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I love to pitch things that I believe in and products that I love to use.
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I don't use emojis. I go vintage.
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But I love New York. I used to set my alarm clock when I was there, and get up at 4am and get a coffee, just because I could.
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Pretexts are not wanting when one wishes to use them.
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The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems.
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You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
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Knowledge is something which you can use. Belief is something which uses you.
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I've never been damaged or hurt by press. It's just that I think it's unfair to use your name in media.
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Tennessee's a hillbilly dumping ground, and Georgia's a lousy state too.
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What the use of having ignorance if you can't show it?
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The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.
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As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use of giving explanations, when all is said and done? A painter has only one language.
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I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users. It's not a good use of our resources.
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What we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return
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The only pressure that you use in a professional selling presentation is the presence of silence after the closing question.
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I use a lot of double meanings. I hide 'em like Easter eggs.
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Wit is the appearance, the external flash of imagination. Thus its divinity, and the witty character of mysticism.
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From my earliest years I had always wanted to be a writer. It was not that I had any particular message for humanity. I am still plugging away and not the ghost of one so far, so it begins to look as though, unless I suddenly hit mid-season form in my eighties, humanity will remain a message short.
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Unless a person has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him ridiculous. A great occasion is worth to man exactly what his preparation enables him to make of it.
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I seem to have the blind self-acceptance of the eccentric who can't conceive that his eccentricities are not clearly understood.
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Islam believes that Jesus is a prophet, and they honour him - highly - and they respect him, and they follow his teachings. So, for me, as somebody who was raised Muslim, it is an honour to actually play Jesus, just because of that.
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A man called, wanting to borrow a rope. "You cannot have it," said Nasrudin. "Why not?" "Because it is in use." "But I can see it just lying there, on the ground." "That's right: that's its use."
