Arno (Arnold Charles Ernest Hintjens) Quotes
What really matters when facing a challenge? What matters is learning. You want to test yourself, throw yourself into something outside your comfort zone and see what youre capable of. Your true goal is not to conquer fifty feet of inanimate rock, but to expand your abilities through learning.
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There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.
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I realised that you couldn't use the tools of yesterday to communicate today's world. Basically, that was the big light that went on in my head.
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
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Humans don't 'need' math-based cryptocurrencies when dealing with other humans. We walk slowly, talk slowly, and buy big things. Credit cards, cash, wires, checks - the world seems fine.
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Not every woman has time to go to a salon and have her hair blow-dried every day.
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My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.
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The most important thing for me is to walk the little alleys of the city, to find the little alcove where someone is cooking something, and just watch them do it. That's my idea of fun.
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Everything has its own kind of theatricality and its own drama.
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I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.
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You never know what a fool you can be till life gives you the chance.
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We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
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I've been in government and politics my entire career, and while I try to keep a level head and a reasonable tone in my commentary, even I can lose my head sometimes and let anger bubble over and burst out. It feels gross, looks ugly, and leaves a lasting mark.
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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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I'm not a negative person.
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The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.
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All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right.
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Every time there's an election, people start to criticize China.
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I want to still be singing at 70 years old. I want to be open to the dreams I haven't even dreamed up.
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The ability of a television series to make adjustments is something you've got to take advantage of.
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I didn't come from a lot. I had a lot of love and support from my family, but as far as money and that type of thing, I didn't really have any of that. All I did was follow my dreams. If my fans take anything from me, I hope it would be that.
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I'm lucky because the most dangerous thing that could happen to me is that someone will say something mean on a computer screen miles away, and so I feel like if that's all that I'm facing, then why would I not use my platform to talk about things?
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You may stifle your creativity by learning too much about processes that should be spontaneous and automatic.
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The movies I make - the goal isn't a mass audience. They're not expensive films. So the attempt is to reach a much more limited audience - one would say an audience that enjoys films that challenge them emotionally and intellectually.
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What really matters when facing a challenge? What matters is learning. You want to test yourself, throw yourself into something outside your comfort zone and see what youre capable of. Your true goal is not to conquer fifty feet of inanimate rock, but to expand your abilities through learning.
