Rene Descartes Quotes
On the one hand I have a clear and distinct idea of myself, in so far as I am a thinking, non-extended thing; and on the other hand I have a distinct idea of body, in so far a this is simply an extended, non-thinking thing. And, accordingly, it is certain that I am really distinct from my body, and exist without it.
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I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted to be.
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I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.
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The less you have, the more you enjoy.
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As his talent expands, some of his stories become pointed social commentary; some are surprisingly effective religious tracts, disguised as science fiction. Others still are nostalgic vignettes, but under it all is still Bradbury, the poet of 20th-century neurosis.
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I get a lot of fan mail addressed to Bilbo and sometimes Sir Bilbo - it's hardly ever addressed to Ian Holm, in fact. My business manager drafts the replies, and then I pop in to the office and sign them, 'Bilbo!'
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To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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When I was in fourth grade, a novelist came to talk to my English class. She told us that being an author meant sitting at the kitchen table in pajamas, drinking tea with the dogs at your feet.
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The war on terror is the most insane and immoral war of all time. The Americans are doing what they did in Vietnam, bombing villages. But how can a civilised nation do this? How can you can eliminate suspects, their wives, their children, their families, their neighbours? How can you justify this?
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Lying in the political sphere has gotten out of hand, and because people tend to dismiss things that challenge their preconceived notions of the world, fact checkers can only play a small part in remedying the problem.
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Cinema sustains life. It captures death in its progress.
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Everybody has to be somebody to somebody to be anybody.
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I've seen too many ups and downs in the movie industry.
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I've been very busy working on the ABC Family sitcom, 'Baby Daddy.'
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Fans tend to get too excited by streaks of either kind and I think the press does too. There should be a happy medium.
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The first thing you have to understand is that I was not desperate to be a writer. I was never a closet writer filing away notes in a cupboard.
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For me, insomnia was something ordinary, and it came and went for ordinary reasons.
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Yes, I'm the same grumpy Gautam who smiles very less on the field. I go very quiet before going into the match. I guess it works for me, though my team-mates keep telling me it is just a game.
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I know a lot of single people who are not miserable as society tells them they're supposed to be.
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I think the Priem Minister has to be a butcher and know the joints.
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Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy person.
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In this time of recession, it is the time for invention. Did you know both the telephone and the automobile were invented during recessions? So was 'talking dirty.'
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I'm not a very technical musician at all.
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I have an obsession with Milk Duds. Eating them tastes like heaven.
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On the one hand I have a clear and distinct idea of myself, in so far as I am a thinking, non-extended thing; and on the other hand I have a distinct idea of body, in so far a this is simply an extended, non-thinking thing. And, accordingly, it is certain that I am really distinct from my body, and exist without it.
