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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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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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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All living things on earth are kindred.
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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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Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
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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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What would happen if people practiced openness and honesty? If people talked about their real challenges without shame or fear of rejection? My guess is that people would feel less alone and isolated. People would be willing to share more, and as a result, society would feel more connected to each other and their experiences.
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You don't want to give kids an idea that they might not have thought of.
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Tailoring was considered to be a world that was very traditional, and basically going out of fashion. Fashion designers did not have a real link with tailoring or tradition, so I fused the two worlds together.
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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.
