Derrick Bostrom Quotes
In my world, you really gotta keep on people if you want to be sure that things won’t get fucked up.
Quotes to Explore
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If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is no second.
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The hand cannot reach higher than does the heart.
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I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence.
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The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.
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That's what we were exploring on 'Larry Sanders' - the human qualities that have brought us to where we are now in the world: the addiction to needing more and wanting more and talking more. We were examining the labels put on success - is it successful to be on TV every day, to be famous, to have a paycheck?
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Sometimes we all work so hard to overcome various things, and we are very cruel as a society and tough on people who we think aren't trying hard enough.
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When you're doing superhero stunts, the objective is to look as cool as humanly possible.
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Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out.
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For a decade, makers of AIDS medicines had rejected the idea of lowering prices in poor countries for fear of eroding profits in rich ones. The position required a balancing act, because the companies had to deflect attacks on the global reach of their patents, which granted exclusive marketing rights for antiretroviral drugs.
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My favorite form of transportation is walking. I live in a neighborhood where you can walk to restaurants, banks, and shops.
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Life in New York can be so, I don't know, chaotic, overwhelming, busy, frantic, and often, seniors can easily get overlooked.
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I was reading Omar Khayyam, Kahlil Gibran, Rumi, L. Ron Hubbard, all sorts of philosophy. Bebop cats are like that. Curious. I wanted to know about everything.
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I'm a quasi-only child. With my brother and sister, I've more of a tendency to be semi-maternal. So, yes, I spent a lot of time talking to myself - I had this big dressing-up box and would just dress up as lots of characters and talk back to myself... Verging on schizophrenia, I suppose, if you analyse it carefully.
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We take for granted electricity, water, even concerts. Count your blessings.
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I always like and appreciate the support for the fans; I am very grateful to everyone who supports me.
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The older I get and the longer I live in New York City, the more I have the desire to go elsewhere and be surrounded by nature.
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War is not civilized.
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When I'm getting to know someone, I look for someone who has passions that I respect, like his career. Someone who loves what he does is really attractive.
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Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.
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If you don't know what you want, you'll probably get what somebody else wants.
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It's always something to remind you that everything ain't never gonna be alright!
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Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known.
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In my world, you really gotta keep on people if you want to be sure that things won’t get fucked up.
