Erich Fried Quotes
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I find myself so easily discouraged. It is pathetic how easily I can be discouraged - easily discouraged by resistance, easily discouraged by opposition, easily discouraged by hardness of heart, easily discouraged by blindness.
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It's an error in judgment to bounce into starting a small business before you cash in on building a strong foundation.
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In some ways, with the security challenges this country has faced, we have had to put in rules and regulations for business to be able to sustain their growth and create jobs.
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I think I've got some more big plays left in me.
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My childhood was limited to mostly gospel music. We didn't have, like, a lot of records in our house, you know. It was like my grandparents who raised me. They were pretty old-fashioned in their religious ways, so it was like church, church, church, school, school, school.
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The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.
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To win a championship, you have to have a little bit of luck on your side.
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The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
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Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.
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I hated the fact that I had to read 'Moby-Dick' as a senior in high school.
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We all have to make choices in life.
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Youth is that period when a young boy knows everything but how to make a living.
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Let him go abroad to a distant country; let him go to some place where he is not known. Don't let him go to the devil, where he is known.
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Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been. We have to work together for what still can be.
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I clung to my vegan friends for more support than anyone because they helped guide me and made the transition much easier. My family was a bit skeptical, as they felt like I wasn't getting enough protein in my vegan diet.
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I studied archaeology.
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The worst food you'll ever eat will probably be prepared by a 'cook' who calls himself a 'chef.' Mark my words.
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I don't profess to be Shonda Rhimes by any stretch of the imagination, or Dick Wolf. They're icons. I'm a filmmaker.
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Members of royal families are born into a world of indulgence and entitlement, and the princelings who grow up that way may never have to develop any discipline.
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The number of children in the world is not growing, and so we eventually have a chance to stabilize the population at around 10 billion. We have the technology and wherewithal to feed and provide energy for this many people.
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Sleep is the most moronic fraternity in the world, with the heaviest dues and the crudest rituals. It is a mental torture I find debasing... I simply cannot get used to the nightly betrayal of reason, humanity, genius.
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I used to be able to eat and drink whatever I wanted. But now, when I'm in a suit and tie all the time, sitting and being driven, you can just feel your body.
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You grieve Not that heaven does not exist but That it exists without us
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For the world you are someone, but for someone you are the world.
