Ben Lerner Quotes
I don't think it's always a sign of respect for persons (inside or outside of fiction) to pretend to be able to represent, to have access to, their multi-dimensionality at every moment. That doesn't imply people aren't multi-dimensional.
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I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.
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I've been reading tabloids since I was nine. I love a good story.
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school.
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When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself.
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I have had someone ask me to sign their 'Team Taylor' panties. She wasn't a teenager. She was in her 40s.
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What is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than the other... but for two people to have met their match and yet they are equally as stubborn, as obstinate, as passionate, as crazy as the other.
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I'm always singing and dancing and getting up in people's faces.
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I mean, I like to consider myself a reasonably athletic guy.
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Story and plot, not historical facts, are the engine of a novel, but I was committed to working through the grain of actual history and coming to something, an overall effect, which approximated truth.
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I've done a lot of things in a business where you're lucky to stay alive, so when the time comes, I'll be happy to pass my knowledge along and help someone else.
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I like teaching and the contact with young minds keeps one on one's toes.
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I want more women to run countries. There'd be more peace on Earth.
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I just don't get death at all. Yes, it's there. But I don't get it.
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Life is our dictionary.
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Nowadays, the truth is, I think a lot of the newer generation of action stars usually are pretty self-deprecating and cool. I mean, Dwayne Johnson is a great example.
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To seek the highest good is to live well.
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With thrillers, there's such a fine line between what's good and what's cheesy and corny.
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The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.
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I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.
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People think it's strange how briskly I move through museums. Sure, I could stand in front of each piece and stare at it for a good long time. But that's not me.
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I think the legacy left behind by 'Battlestar' speaks for itself. I thought that these avid fans, most of whom were skeptical at first... to turn them into a fan of 'Caprica' as well is a daunting task, a big challenge.
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Each of you possesses the most powerful, dangerous and subversive trait that natural selection has ever devised. It's a piece of neural audio technology for rewiring other people's minds. I'm talking about your language.
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Real travel is not about the highlights with which you dazzle your friends once you're home. It's about the loneliness, the solitude, the evenings spent by yourself, pining to be somewhere else. Those are the moments of true value. You feel half proud of them and half ashamed and you hold them to your heart.
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I don't think it's always a sign of respect for persons (inside or outside of fiction) to pretend to be able to represent, to have access to, their multi-dimensionality at every moment. That doesn't imply people aren't multi-dimensional.
