Karl Ove Knausgaard Quotes
I have this habit to bow my head, as to look shorter, maybe as a result of an unconscious demand of not taking up so much space.
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Political stories in general are tough. They just don't appeal to as wide an audience.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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It's hard for me to view Baltimore outside the context of what Baltimore has always been in my mind: a violent place.
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I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed.
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The characteristic feature of modernity is criticism: what is new is set over and against what is old, and it is this constant contrast that constitutes the continuity of tradition.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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I was doing things that weren't good for me. So I checked into the Churchill Priory clinic. It was the best thing I've done for ages.
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The game has given me so much, and I tried to give so much back to the people who have showed me so much love day after day.
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Because of my own family's service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the military and do believe that there are just wars.
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Above all, I try to create an emotion to which others can respond.
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I've committed to surfing the rest of my life.
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I try to be this kind of player: the type who does something whenever he gets the ball. Sometimes in the past, I've gone through games where I've not touched the ball for 20 or 30 minutes.
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Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
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I think everyone evolves over the years, but I have always had the silhouette that I know suits me. I am never going to wear a frothy, poufy thing that sticks out because I have found a style that works for me, and I stick with it.
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I grew up pretty much with nothing.
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Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
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My mission as a writer is to give my readers hope to carry with them, and to promote a belief that they can do anything they set their minds to.
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I was very excited to work with Nick Jarecki and, of course, to be in a film with Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon!
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Ooh, look at me, I’m Dave, I’m writing a book! With all my thoughts in it. La la la!
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By doing, you become employable. It doesn't matter what the job is; by working, you learn new things, meet new people and are exposed to new ideas.
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It is often argued that the people who will be affected by a major decision should be involved in it. Paul Kruger, president of the Transvaal in southern Africa, once resolved a dispute between two brothers about a land inheritance they were to share. Kruger's decision: let one brother divide the land, and let the other brother have first choice.
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Blurryface is this character that I came up with that represents a certain level of insecurity.
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You don't realize it till you get older as an actor, but all the parts you've gotten have led you up to today - good, bad, and otherwise.
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I have this habit to bow my head, as to look shorter, maybe as a result of an unconscious demand of not taking up so much space.
