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'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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I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame.
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God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the Earth.
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I am available for children's parties, by the way.
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I was a guy back in the Eighties who was one movie away from a huge career, which at that time didn't happen. In the Nineties, I worked a lot, but it was kind of, 'Get out there and dig and find things.' Then I guess 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven' were referred to as my comeback.
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The real estate lobby has prominent allies in both parties. After the last major overhaul of the tax code, in 1986 - under a Republican president, Ronald Reagan, a Republican Senate and a Democratic House - it was a Democrat, Bill Clinton, who signed legislation that restored lost real estate tax breaks seven years later.
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I like things that are over the top and subtle at the same time.
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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!
