Albert Einstein Quotes
The wonder of nature does not become smaller because one cannot measure it by the standards of human moral and human aims.
Quotes to Explore
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I think there's something very dark in the South African psyche. I think we live a lot of the time in a state of a very low-grade civil war; the levels of violence in South Africa are extremely high. In a way, the civil war that never happened is being played out in a covert way, so we live with a lot of very ugly things.
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I think some people think I'm, like, anti-label, and I'm not. I just wanted to sign a deal when the time was right. I'm anti being shot out of a rocket when you're not ready and the songs and image aren't there.
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I used to hate reading my old work, but now I'm rather fond of it. I quite like going through it in the hope of making it better.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.
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I've learned about ice water in the morning - when you wake up tired, or you're jet lagged and you've been flying and your skin is dry, or you have puffy eyes - the ice water really helps cool the face down and helps circulation.
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'Where is your million-dollar shirt?' I'm like, 'It's underneath these $25 Hanes T-shirts I've got on.'
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I had a good guitar, and I was a young, young kid.
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All of us grow.
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
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I first met my husband when I was 15. He was very cool, in a band, all that kind of thing, but he took a long time to grow up. Our paths crossed again 10 years later, and after about two weeks I knew that was it. I'm glad I met him when I did, even though I was fairly young. Because I think sometimes you can crystallise into singledom.
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When I was a kid, there was always food to be had on the street in Jerusalem, but anything above a falafel stand was mediocre or worse.
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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.
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I grew up in Florida riding horses, so for the majority of my life I was either in boots and jeans or a bathing suit.
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My mom is not trying to live vicariously through me.
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I followed my instincts; I followed my intuition, and it paid off.
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For art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments' sake.
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What I have done in my nine year career was just a glimpse of what I can do.
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There is too little courtship in the world. ... For courtship means a wish to stand well in the other person's eyes, and, what is more, a readiness to be pleased with the other's ways; a sense on each side of having had the better of the bargain; an undercurrent of surprise and thankfulness at one's good luck.
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Is anyone in all the world safe from unhappiness?
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I've always felt I carried a golden secret, a wonderful secret. Every time I thought about it, it made me feel warm inside and good.
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Publishing is, by its nature, about deadlines, and deadlines are toxic.
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The wonder of nature does not become smaller because one cannot measure it by the standards of human moral and human aims.
