Ben Lerner Quotes
The collective effort of repression was tremendous, made the alcohol indispensable. An intense but contentless optimism about the future was the only protection against the recent past, in which all the regimes of value had collapsed, irradiated or gassed.
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It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be.
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I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
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Even the worst Bond movies, there's something to love about them.
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The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it's not the same taste.
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I've always had an interest in doing something that was outside my comfort zone; I had this thing about standing on the edge of the cliff and deciding to jump.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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I want people to learn what democracy means.
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For over ten years I always had, but I don't speak English.
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I am a messiah. Ask anyone on the Internet.
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It is every one's sacred duty to keep himself in a condition to do the biggest thing possible to him.
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The average Englishman has no idea of the dynamism in the music scene here.
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Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.
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I'm interested in everything. I don't see why Borges can't work along with Neil Gaiman, or Stephen King can't be mixed with Balzac. It's just storytelling; it's different ways of using codes and images and words and sounds.
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I'm the nicest, most loyal person in the world when it comes to my friends.
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Every time I go to big events, it's a trip. I feel like that kid who shouldn't really be there.
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Our interests are indeed common European interests, and the only way to serve them is by common means. That is why all Europeans, and all E.U. member states, have a collective responsibility to strengthen our Union.
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Some people are so much sunlight to the square inch. I am still bathing in the cheer he radiated.
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Schön war ich auch, und das war mein Verderben.
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I grew up in Texas, and people love their American-made muscle cars there. I grew up around people who loved cars and took care of cars and my dad's a big car nut, so I learned a little bit about cars - how to love them, most importantly. I think that from the time I could remember, I've always envisioned myself in a vintage muscle car.
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Just because a lot of people know something nominal doesn't make it important. A lot of people know what a pencil sharpener is, but that doesn't make it the most important invention of the 20th century.
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Homelessness is the fundamental idea of salvation in Jainism. It means the breaking off of all earthly relations, and therefore, above all, indifference to general impressions and avoidance of all worldly motives, the ceasing to act, to hope, to desire.
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I appreciate actors who work very hard to get at the truth of the character they're playing. That speaks to me, and I try to protect that process because I value the focus and intention behind it.
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The United States are a political state, or organized society, whose end is government, for the security, welfare, and happiness of all who live under its protection.
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The collective effort of repression was tremendous, made the alcohol indispensable. An intense but contentless optimism about the future was the only protection against the recent past, in which all the regimes of value had collapsed, irradiated or gassed.
