Nik Halik (Nikos Halikopoulos) Quotes
Start to think differently. The reason why the majority of people fail is that they all think the same. One of the biggest secrets of life is, do the exact polar opposite of what everybody else is doing.
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A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws?
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I just don't consider myself to be, you know, an American actor. I don't want that life.
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I don't think it's an exciting thing to move back in with your parents.
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As I grow older, I become more and more of a Marxist - Groucho, that is. When you have lived two-thirds of your life, you know the value of a good joke.
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The state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves. It's very romantic in that way, but a bit naive. I like to play with that in my work.
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Some people look for a certain structure in their lives that they're comfortable with. People who work hard on the road as truckers, people who work hard using their hands. Then there are people who are fortunate enough to have my life, people who play these characters who embody these qualities.
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We will see about Obama's legacy. I still think the historical nature of his candidacy will be the biggest part of his legacy.
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I have learned a great deal in my life, and DeMolay helped me to learn that character and integrity should be cornerstones in your life. As a Senior DeMolay, as a father, the best advice I could ever give would be to take the high road in life, and you will be able to build trusting relationships.
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I'll get in the face of anyone I think is wrong.
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The destructive character lives from the feeling, not that life is worth living, but that suicide is not worth the trouble.
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I think everybody can relate to loving somebody and them bringing out a wild side in you.
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Growing up, nobody I knew even knew a writer. So it was a big adventure and something that I've wrestled with my whole life. I think it's a journey worth taking, really finding out who you are and what you do well.
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We need to encourage young women to find what they love to do. That is a very valuable pursuit - more so than the pursuit of a boyfriend. When you have that core, you bring that core to every aspect of your life.
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I really enjoy playing a sex symbol, but it's not something I feel in real life. I'm much more of a natural girl at home.
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The construction of life is at present in the power of facts far more than convictions.
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Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.
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Sleep - the most beautiful experience in life - except drink.
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The major tragedies in life, there's just no compensation. But the minor ones you can always write about. It's my way of dealing, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than psychiatrists. The story, you see, will get you through.
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It was my notion that teaching had to be thorough, it had to be well done, and it had to connect to something beyond the classroom; life.
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I'd like very much to make a confident picture. I would like to be as good as nature, which, with a shower, produces flowers and grass to cover the destruction. But we are surrounded by human fragmentation, by pessimism, and it is difficult to talk of other things.
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Occasionally, you get a nice surprise when someone covers your song in an extraordinary way.
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The gun is not out of Irish politics.
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Start to think differently. The reason why the majority of people fail is that they all think the same. One of the biggest secrets of life is, do the exact polar opposite of what everybody else is doing.
