W. G. Sebald Quotes
A wonderful story collection set between one place and another and shaped by a fearless sense of comedy.
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But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania.
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I'm saying that an editorial process that is preparing the material for publication counts as part of the inspiring process whereby God, in his sovereignty, gave every word.
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He said, 'From then on, I realized that I was not just abandoned. I was chosen. I was special.' And I think that's the key to understanding Steve Jobs.
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I think if a horror movie is really scary, you'll think about it for weeks, and there's something kind of fun about that - about our art, really.
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Although some secrecy is odious, some is essential just to preserve our sense of self.
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A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a region free of Iranian nukes are worthy goals that should be able to withstand public scrutiny in every Middle Eastern capital.
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I never feel there's anything I can't do.
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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
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I just sing. But I have a fun hobby: I love to do archery. I'm pretty good on target. I'm not sure about the distances - maybe only 7 or 10 feet, so far, but I've scored the bull's eye several times, but usually always hit the target.
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I'm going to be the next head coach at Notre Dame.
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At the end of the day, I am not my dad and have my own journey to make.
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Women are builders of civil society. We are the ones who are going to build it. You know why? We have no choice. Either you shut up, and you are humiliated, or you do what I'm doing. You scream.
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In my world view, clearly the Internet is a huge force multiplier for Indian media because it has not crept up on us like something invisible; we've seen it all play out in the West.
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I never saw 'Titanic' as a springboard for bigger films or bigger pay cheques. I knew it could have been that, but I knew it would have destroyed me.
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If God came down here with the box that had the reason for living in it, I'd like to find just 2 words: The Music. That would be neat.
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I look more to the future. That's where my head is at.
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I really can't believe what a state the Pyramids are in. I thought they had flat rendered sides, but when you get up close, you see how they are just giant boulders balanced on top of each other, like a massive game of Jenga that has got out of hand.
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If I couldn't broadcast baseball games, I think I would make a good impression on people.
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There is no benefit to the conservative sinner in being a conservative. There is great benefit to the liberal sinner in being a liberal.
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According to well-known electrodynamic laws, an electron moving in a magnetic field is acted upon by a force which runs perpendicular to the direction of motion of the electron and to the direction of the magnetic field, and whose magnitude is easily determined.
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The love story for me was the nature of the love and not the age of the lovers.
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I don't play accurately — any one can play accurately — but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life.
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A wonderful story collection set between one place and another and shaped by a fearless sense of comedy.
