Wolfgang Borchert Quotes
Truth is like the town whore. Everybody knows her, but nonetheless, it's embarrassing to meet her on the street.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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I'm actually beginning to believe that there is something in common among all of my characters. I'm not sure what it is exactly. But I guess that something is me.
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Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain; here consuming hatred, there the childlike smile of serene humility.
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I have a couple of girlfriends who've told me some horror stories but I've never had a really terrible kiss before.
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If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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When someone says something that really hurts me, I have to retweet it to let it go.
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In catering, you're always changing; the client is always dictating to you in terms of their wishes.
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A true community is not just about being geographically close to someone or part of the same social web network. It's about feeling connected and responsible for what happens. Humanity is our ultimate community, and everyone plays a crucial role.
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I am so saddened by the loss of our dear friend, Bonnie Franklin. She was just full of light and love. Bonnie will be very much missed by all the people she touched with her love.
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To my deprivation, to my sorrow, sinew was brave. The world would not be if not for my offspring. I am a bard to be praised. The unskilful May he be possessed by the ravens and eagle and bird of wrath.
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The legal bias for special protection for women has begun to wreak havoc with the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection.
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The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent'.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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I simply asked him if he was making any money. Is that a criticism?
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I had this exceptional classical music voice. If I'd followed a true path for my talent, I would have ended up being an opera singer.
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I've been a part of a couple of Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia nights, and watching the Dead's fan base be so passionate reminds me of what Jerry was so much about, making the community a better place.
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People are always looking for something new and something to latch on to and to back something from an early stage.
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I run a program called Amer-I-Can. We've taught in prisons, schools, juvenile facilities and we teach in the community. We have the greatest record from the standpoint of dealing with grade point averages, disciplinary action and attendance in schools.
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My father never permitted anything which I learnt to degenerate into a mere exercise of memory. He strove to make the understanding not only go along with every step of the teaching but...precede it.
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I try not to take any liberties when it comes to being factual. Sometimes you have to, just to make the song sound good. But I feel like, personally, if you've lived it, then you shouldn't stretch the truth. It should be that experience.
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I mean... if you're raised as a decent human being, killing somebody is against every moral thing you've ever been taught. And so, generally, in combat it's 'krauts,' the 'gooks,' the 'yanks' - whatever you want to do to try and make it so that it's not a human being.
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Look, I might have lived in England for the last several years but I'm still an American citizen and I have not given up my right to privacy.
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Truth is like the town whore. Everybody knows her, but nonetheless, it's embarrassing to meet her on the street.
