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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Schön war ich auch, und das war mein Verderben.
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Looking so cool, his greed is hard to conceal, he's fresh out of law school, you gave him a license to steal.
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I will term-limit myself probably before I would have enough seniority to get a committee chairmanship.
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The fast-food industry is in very good company with the lead industry and the tobacco industry in how it tries to mislead the public, and how aggressively it goes after anybody who criticizes its business practices.
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Prayer and helplessness are inseparable. Only he who is helpless can truly pray. Your helplessness is your best. prayer.
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It is not natural or inevitable that half the world goes hungry; that the freedom of markets trumps protection of the planet; or that citizens' rights come second to those of corporations.
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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.
