Geoffrey Wolff Quotes
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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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You must remind yourself at all times that the golf ball is nothing. It's an object. It's something to be swatted and sometimes lost and not even looked for.
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Every time I step onto an airplane, I turn to the right and take a good, hard stare into the maw of the engine. I don't know what I'm looking for. I just do it.
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Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.
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I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems!
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You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being empowered by reminding yourself that you're connected to everybody else.
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For some small number of people, a parental loss appears to be, ultimately, a desirable difficulty - again, not a large number.
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I've always wanted to work with Warren Beatty.
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The list of my favorite experiences would almost equal the list of plays I've been in. There are a few exceptions, but out of politeness I'm not going to mention them. If you don't have a few stinkers, you can't appreciate the good ones.
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I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
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Sex is a bad thing because it rumples the clothes.
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I wasn't interested in exploiting myself.
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I'm such a boots-jeans-tops-blazer girl.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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When I was young, I didn't want to do traditional painting and calligraphy. I deliberately wanted to separate from my father so I could feel I existed myself.
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Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of the achievements and pleasures of life are in bad air.
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I've always been very competitive, and I've always had this desire to win my entire life. I guess when it comes to being in the cage, especially, I just hate losing more than I like to win. The idea of someone beating me just doesn't sit well.
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Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.
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Anything that we do to make ourselves feel worthy and safe is a flight from the pain of powerlessness. Every pursuit of external power - every attempt to change the world or a person in order to make yourself feel valuable and safe - is a distraction from the pain of powerlessness.
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Any manager can do well in an expanding market.
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We can not underestimate the potential harm North Korea's capabilities can cause for the rest of the world.
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If the Republicans think that by having stated and even achieved most of the Contract that they are therefore entitled to the acceptance and favor of the American voter, they're crazy.
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We change, but always at a cost: to win this you lose that.
