Bill Konigsberg Quotes
The world will make you vulnerable. If you’re acting like you’re not, that’s what you’re doing. Acting.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer.
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AIPAC has consistently opposed a two-state solution, and a lot of members of Congress have been intimidated, and I don't think that's healthy.
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I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.
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China and Russia are regarded as the most formidable cyber threats.
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If the world's nations can set aside their petty bickering over religion, politics, and territory, certainly I can 'get that Olympic Spirit' and rise above my prejudices.
Colson Whitehead -
I'm comfortable with my body and it was a creative choice. I know that might make some women feel uncomfortable, but we need to stick together instead of getting angry at each other for our choices. I think women are sensual, beautiful beings, and I feel empowered when I express myself sexually.
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[Children] receive direct instruction from time to time about the appropriateness of various social comparisons.
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Everyone procrastinates. The difference between high performers and low performers is largely determined by what they choose to procrastinate on. Since you must procrastinate anyway, decide today to procrastinate on low-value activities.
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Music is a spiritual doorway. ... Its power comes from the fact that It plugs directly into the soul.
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I remember being very psyched for our first tours, despite not knowing about the endless stream of situations and setbacks that we'd face.
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Hooking up with anybody from your past gets you thinking about things you haven't thought about in a while. It can rekindle dreams.
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Governments and fashions come and go but Jane Eyre is for all time.
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Curiosity draws a man from consideration of the effect, to seek the cause.
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Curious, how each one of us secretly carries his private cemetery around with him and watches it filling up with ever new graves. The last one to be our own ...
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End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.
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Nothing is easier than sinning.
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I think, living in the city, it's so easy to forget that you're attached to the earth.
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It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.
