Emmanuel Levinas Quotes
Of course we do not live in order to eat, but it is not really true to say that we eat in order to live; we eat because we are hungry. Desire has no further intentions behind it... it is a good will.
Quotes to Explore
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It's a weird thing to say you want people to be sick of your song, but I guess that's what happens if your song goes really well.
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Never again! I can see no reason for marriage - ever at all. I've had it. Three times is enough.
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I remember doing my mosaics or being in my little hiding place behind the couch snooping. I'd get bored sometimes, of course, but I think that's good for a kid, because it forces you to be creative.
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Usually, it's the guys who want to get better so they can get more playing time who are always in the gym.
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I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.
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I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what someone thinks I am. People don't understand - I lived there before I was famous.
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When you have a movie, you know who they start out as and where they go. But this is constantly changing, and you're growing with the character.
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My neighbor doesn't want to be loved as much as he wants to be envied.
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God is the King. In him exists all legal authority.
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From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter.
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Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.
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I've worked nonstop for 31 years. I've counted down myself hundreds of cues for everything in each 90-minute show. I've never really taken an extended break, so I'd like to see what a vacation is really like.
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My face always looks bored or depressed. It's not an accurate impression.
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There's a rumor going around that I'm Miss Goody-two-shoes from Australia. Well, that's a laugh. I'm really Miss Goody-two-shoes from England!
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Sustainable development requires human ingenuity. People are the most important resource.
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The function of the lawyer is to preserve a sceptical relativism in a society hell-bent for absolutes. The worse the society, the more law there will be. In Hell there will be nothing but law and due process will be meticulously observed.
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Don't let anybody tell you that it's corporations and businesses that create jobs.
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My feeling is that you should try to do the things you enjoy most in life. I chose acting as a career because I enjoyed it then as I do now. The only question for me then was, 'Can I make a living at it?'
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Sometimes, rehearsals are not worth it if you do not have an accurate cast, and that is one of the most difficult parts about a film.
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I spent most of my 20s playing music. I was in a band, and we worked really hard and did not get very far.
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If you asked someone who was a Maori about how they felt about how they were treated in Australia or New Zealand, you'll get an answer. They'll have something to tell you. And you might not like what you hear.
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I'm very lucky, in that I've known Adele for quite some time.
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Of course we do not live in order to eat, but it is not really true to say that we eat in order to live; we eat because we are hungry. Desire has no further intentions behind it... it is a good will.
