Ben Lerner Quotes
The more abysmal the experience of the actual, the greater the implied heights of the virtual.
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It really doesn't matter to me whether it's defensive end or linebacker. I just want to play the game of football. I've been working on linebacker drills since I got out to Fischer Sports in Phoenix.
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I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.
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The leader of the market today may not necessarily be the leader tomorrow.
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In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes.
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I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I've had, they'd look like they were through. Done. But there's something about me - I'm smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I'm smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
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A lot of West Virginia is untouched. It doesn't have as many strip malls, it has these old towns that feel like it used to be how it looked. Charleston has this river that runs through it, and it's really beautiful.
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I just take it one day at a time. Austin Powers has given me a lot of opportunities as far as my career.
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I just started making Bloody Marys. I always thought they looked gross, then I tasted one. There's an art to it, from the Tabasco to the Worcestershire.
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What's the most important thing in the world? It's love, and I look at that as an energy, not a sentiment.
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Cussing ain't for everybody.
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I have been the last space marine between earth and an alien invasion. I really just don't need to go there anymore.
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If we had this back, and in full measure; if society were infused by it, through and through, and men lived its life, and in its life, philosophy would take care of itself and the nature of our institutions would not matter.
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When I was 5, I wore a tie, and I wanted to change my name to Larry, which probably tipped my parents off that I was gay.
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Bearing an eternal longing for Jewishness, I threw myself in all directions and left to work for another people. I am not one of those lucky ones raised in their own environment, whose work is normal.
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The retired L.A.P.D. motor cops who work set security now, all wear the same uniform, they're great guys with great stories, and they're great at their job, providing security on sets.
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What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross.
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I feel I'm an actress who sings a bit.
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I want to get away from couture just being done for a picture or for a single moment on the red carpet. I want to try and convince women that couture can be worn in the day and that there's a reality and relevance there, because that's what Mr. Christian Dior wanted.
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A great Dermalogica facial every few weeks, and lots of sleep over the weekend are essentials. I also drink lots of water which really helps to hydrate the skin and keep it looking fresh.
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I want to be Willy Wonka. He has a really fun spirited side but also a dark, justice-giver side.
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You have a strange relationship with calamity when you're a writer: you write about it; as an artist, you objectify and fetishize it. You render life into material, and that's a creepy thing to do.
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Experience and imagination must enter into the very constitution of our thoughts involving concrete individuals.
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The problem is I'm not a good photographer. To be perfectly honest, I'm too shy. Not aggressive enough. Well, I'm not aggressive at all. I just loved to see wonderfully dressed women, and I still do. That's all there is to it.
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The more abysmal the experience of the actual, the greater the implied heights of the virtual.
