Daniel Kehlmann Quotes
People who have experienced nothing love to tell stories while people who have experienced a great deal suddenly have no stories to tell at all.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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Linda Hunt is so good and so sweet. She is a Tony Award nominee and won an Oscar. Pearls just come out of her mouth.
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Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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In men's sports, people criticize coaches and managers all the time, call out teammates, too, and it's not that huge of a deal. Often, the guy speaking out is even lauded for having the courage to tell the truth. When it happens in women's sports, though, it always seems to be viewed as a nasty, claws-out cat fight.
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I can't say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it.
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If you get anything creative going, then the work and play thing is the same thing, I feel.
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WWE doesn't owe us anything.
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People don't know how to behave in public anymore.
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There are a lot of people who've been able to ditch their Windows machines and switch over to Linux because they can now use their Exchange server for calendaring and collaboration from their Linux desktop.
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In its Declaration of Independence on May 15, 1948, Israel stretched out its hand in peace to its Arab neighbors, calling for an end to war and bloodshed. In response, seven Arab states invaded Israel. The U.N. resolution that partitioned the country was thus violated and effectively annulled.
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It's very liberating to cut your hair.
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The Information Age offers much to mankind, and I would like to think that we will rise to the challenges it presents. But it is vital to remember that information - in the sense of raw data - is not knowledge, that knowledge is not wisdom, and that wisdom is not foresight. But information is the first essential step to all of these.
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There's a lot of pretty funny women out there.
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I think that when you get right down to it, people do evolve on different issues. And, you know, I'm pro-life. And I was begrudgingly the other way.
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I promised to always bring up a glass of water to her before we go to bed, and she promised to never let me dress myself.
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When you are in someone's home, in their bed, you see the world from their eyes. You understand 'the other' is not so other.
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The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or be clarified.
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In a moment of stress, funding may go to systemically-important firms, which could pull funding away from firms not making the cut.
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I began to paint again, even though I could barely hold the brush, but knowing exactly what I wanted to paint, I began three more large canvases... of large wheat fields under cloudy skies, and it did not take a great deal to express sadness and loneliness... I believe these paintings say what words cannot.
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I had a fall out with Satan. Repeating satanic verses.
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People have asked me whether I have a science background. No, but I have a great curiosity about the kinds of things we do on 'Discover.'
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People who have experienced nothing love to tell stories while people who have experienced a great deal suddenly have no stories to tell at all.
