Daniel Kehlmann Quotes
It was both odd and unjust, a real example of pitiful arbitrariness of existance, that you were born into a particular time & held prisoner there whether you wanted it or not. It gave you an indecent advantage over the past and made you a clown vis-a-vis the future.Daniel Kehlmann
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I think Don Cheadle has always done great work.
Mahershala Ali -
I believe, whatever God does, he does it for the good. I always try to look at life like that.
Vijender Singh -
For the third season, we do a sit around on one episode where we were in character and then we commented on one episode just being ourselves, so - not really. I was comfortable, though. I wasn't nervous.
Carlos Alazraqui -
Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.
Taufik Hidayat -
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.
Carlton Cuse -
At the Cruiserweight Classic finale, I said... I don't know if people had looked it up, or if they had heard it before, but it was an old Zen proverb. 'Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, you chop wood, carry water.' It can be interpreted a lot of ways, but for the most part it's about staying in the moment.
T. J. Perkins
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I remember my dreams when I was a junior soloist. 'Oh, I hope I don't end here,' I thought. 'I want to do the ballerina in 'Scotch Symphony.' I don't want to be the little Scotch girl.' And I actually went beyond my wildest dreams. I worked with Balanchine. I had ballets choreographed for me.
Patricia McBride -
No doubt about it. For every player. Thursday nights are very tough for us because it is a short turnaround.
J. J. Watt -
It's no use crying over spilt summits.
Harold MacMillan -
The distinctive feature of my family was intolerance of sensitivity and emotion - 'Everything's great, it all has to be great all the time and why do you have to spoil it?' Whereas probably the most fundamental and important thing to me has been defending my right to tell the truth about how I feel.
Rachel Cusk -
I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.
Walt Disney -
If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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I try and make it possible for beginners to start training MMA and not be scared of it as a sport. I try to actually give them the skill set that is necessary - to feel comfortable, maybe not on a big level. And not just Russia, but worldwide.
Fedor Emelianenko -
Believe it or not, my introduction to scary literature was 'Pinocchio.' My mother read it to me every day before naptime when I was three or four. The original 'Pinocchio' is terrifying.
R. L. Stine -
When you want the belt, you have to work for it.
Rafael dos Anjos -
You're reluctant to give too much away when you're going to put it out there for other people. It's harder writing your truest fears and loves and guilts, because you're not sure when you're writing the right story.
Kathleen Edwards -
The same way that I practiced the violin, the same way that I practiced my dance moves, I decided that I was going to practice being positive and practice loving myself.
Lindsey Stirling -
You are an extremely valuable, worthwhile, significant person even though your present circumstances may have you feeling otherwise.
James Newman
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This is personal, she'd said. Real. This moment was too, even if you couldn't see it at first glance. It was fake on the outside, but so true within. You only had to look, really look to tell.
Sarah Dessen -
I go to the gym in the morning to warm up, and then I go to the mountain and train. Then I come home and go to the gym again to recover. But on travel days, you get pretty much no physical exertion.
Hannah Kearney -
This is funny because I just had a job over the summer for VH1, a project I did called Strange Frequency where I got to play a Goth rock band singer.
Charisma Carpenter -
I have lived long enough to learn how much there is I can really do without.... He is nearest to God who needs the fewest things.
Socrates -
I've been careful in love. I've been careless in love. And I've had adventures I wouldn't trade for anything.
Taylor Swift -
It was both odd and unjust, a real example of pitiful arbitrariness of existance, that you were born into a particular time & held prisoner there whether you wanted it or not. It gave you an indecent advantage over the past and made you a clown vis-a-vis the future.
Daniel Kehlmann