Albert Einstein Quotes
One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one’s greatest efforts.
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Because we're in a small town and somewhat isolated from the fast lane of high tech, we've been able to grow and concentrate on our work instead of being distracted by the competition and getting caught up in the soap opera of Silicon Valley.
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Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.
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I stay true to myself, my daughter. I just remember where I came from - I remember what I'm coming from - and then I remember why I do what I do.
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Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.
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Don't feel sorry for me. I've had a great life, great friends.
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Greece needs to work on a cleaner image. It's a big problem, as they have this reputation of being so corrupt.
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The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
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There is lasting kindness in Heaven when no kindness is found upon earth.
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My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.
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I was in the Boy Scouts for about four years until my troop disbanded. It is really one of the best activities youths can get involved in and nearly every scout I have known has been a class act due to the discipline the Scouts have instilled in them.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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I think everyone knows the news has become ridiculous. It's entertainment driven.
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The fantasy that appeals most to people is the kind that's rooted thoroughly in somebody looking around a corner and thinking, 'What if I wandered into this writer's people here?' If you've done your job and made your people and your settings well enough, that adds an extra dimension that you can't buy.
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As a friendly one. I would still like to write concrete poems, but I can only do it sometimes.
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I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny.
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I refuse to believe that trading recipes is silly. Tuna Fish casserole is at least as real as corporate stock.
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All my work shares a kind of balance between black comedy and sad and despairing melancholy.
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Some things are more precious because they don't last long.
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Companies, as they grow to become multi-billion-dollar entities, somehow lose their vision. They insert lots of layers of middle management between the people running the company and the people doing the work. They no longer have an inherent feel or a passion about the products. The creative people, who are the ones who care passionately, have to persuade five layers of management to do what they know is the right thing to do.
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You would not call a man humane for ceasing to set mousetraps if he did so because he believed there were no mice in the house.
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There is no such thing as unlimited trust. At some point, all beings with free will can, and will, betray you when you're no longer pursuing the same goals.
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One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one’s greatest efforts.
