Karl-Henrik Robert Quotes
If we think systematically, we will stop asking, How much is nature worth? We will know that we are a piece of nature ourselves.
Quotes to Explore
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It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.
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I think that 'Lost' is a bit of a dinosaur in terms of the type of show it is. The economics just don't support making a show this big and complicated profitable enough for a network.
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There once was a demographic survey done to determine if money was connected to happiness and Ireland was the only place where this did not turn out to be true.
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My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.
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One thing that has made us so successful is that we've never taken outside investment. That means we can concentrate on what our customers want - not what the stockholders or the VCs want.
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In a situation where it's the child or the adult, I'm going with the child.
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I've wanted to be an actor since I was 6 years old. I was literally picked off the streets of Paris... while I was modeling there. I was asked to audition for Oliver Stone's 'Alexander.' I didn't get the part, but that led to commercials and roles in South Africa.
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I wanted to update the American people on what we know about the situation in Japan, what we’re doing to support American citizens and the safety of our own nuclear energy, and how we are helping the Japanese people contain the damage, recover and rebuild.
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I find inspiration by feeling like I haven't done or achieved anything. I push all songs I've written to the furthest part of my mind so I am not thinking of what I've done. I continue to think on what I need to do.
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Lynch is not as strange as his films. He's a complex guy with a very interesting view of the world. But he's very accessible, with a good heart.
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No matter how hard you try to teach your cat general relativity, you're going to fail.
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I'm not pessimistic about people in general, but only about the way they live.
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Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
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I met Barack Obama, I read his book, I like him a great deal. I disagree with him on very fundamental issues.
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Inspiration is finding something that excites you.
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I was born in Hereford, England, in 1944. We moved when they had an opportunity to get a visa, about 1950. My dad always thought Europe was a bit too small for him. He wanted to see the United States... The typical immigrant story. He wanted a better life for his children, too. He always tried to get the visa, and it didn't come up.
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I want to work with great people. Great people really make you better.
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As soon as I get it, I spend it. I need to start saving it.
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Reading is, hands-down, my favorite activity.
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I guess I did a couple of things when I was a kid, but they weren't really acting - I think I walked down a corridor or something. Then I didn't want to do it at all. I got into it because both my parents were actors and so I went with the flow. Then I said, "I can't handle this, I don't like auditioning." I still hate auditioning, but it's less painful then it was back then.
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New York is dead. It's too expensive.
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A beggar hates his benefactor as much as he hates himself for begging.
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A gentleman can always be told by the way he speaks to those that he thinks are his inferiors in some respect. His equals he does not wish to offend, his superiors he does not dare to offend, and of those whom he considers his inferiors he would be all the more considerate.
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If we think systematically, we will stop asking, How much is nature worth? We will know that we are a piece of nature ourselves.
