Otto Dix Quotes
My nerves fell apart before I saw the front this time, the decaying corpses and piercing wire; for a while, they made me harmless, locking me up in order to undertake a special diagnosis of whatever military ability I might still have. The nerves, every last fiber, repugnance, repulsion!
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When I show a film at a festival, I am showing myself. Everything is at stake for me.
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Things that happen in Wyoming are things that wouldn't happen in a big city - we've got bears, we've got a lot of shotguns - in Absaroka County, everybody's got a shotgun in the back of their car!
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I don't like books that play to the gallery, but I've become more concerned with telling a story as clearly and engagingly as I can.
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The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.
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I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
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I think I should get a bigger between-the-song persona, so then I'm not wandering around the stage like some mad old auntie that's saying hello to people and falling over.
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I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I'm excited to see what happens.
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Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
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In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.
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Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.
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I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself.
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The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
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Everybody just told me from the day I went into high school that I looked like Carol Burnett.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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Every character I approach, from 'Forrest Gump' all the way up to 'The Spoils Before Dying,' has a different set of requirements and always fascinates me.
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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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That's the thing with sci-fi and action roles. You have to play the danger as real. If you don't, you end up with egg on your face. You have to commit. You can't think about how stupid it might look without the special effects.
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If it's a big hit, fantastic. If it's not, then it's not. I don't worry about my work.
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In addition to my job at American Express, I'm also chairman of the board of Symantec, one of the leading players in anti-virus and cyber-crime prevention software, so I know firsthand just how sophisticated many of these attacks can be.
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We no longer have a free market in the United States, we have a government controlled free market.
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Some people are into bondage... and some people are into crossdressing... and some people are into Coldplay. It's okay, I don't mind being a fetish.
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My room used to be full of Michael Jackson posters.
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'Never,' said my aunt, 'be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.'
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My nerves fell apart before I saw the front this time, the decaying corpses and piercing wire; for a while, they made me harmless, locking me up in order to undertake a special diagnosis of whatever military ability I might still have. The nerves, every last fiber, repugnance, repulsion!
