Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it.
Quotes to Explore
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There should be more interaction and more confidence building between our various academic institutions just like how there needs to be a confidence building between industry and academics.
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I loved publishing; I loved working in the book industry, but I've been writing pretty much nonstop since I was 19. I realized very early on that I would need a day job, and I wanted one that was in books.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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I never edit the songs that come out. And they tend to come out as a whole. The closest thing I have ever done to editing them is just cutting out a verse, but never rewriting lyrics.
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To destroy is always the first step in any creation.
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Acting was just another part of my life, as it still is today. It's 1 of the 10 things I love doing. It's never just been my life. As cheesy as it sounds, all my eggs were never in just one basket. I had a thousand baskets going on.
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Being a full human being is difficult, frightening, and problematical.
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By the end of 2020, the only region of the world that will still have a lot of 2G connections may be Africa.
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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
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Free-diving is all about being lean, being super-flexible, and having a good breath hold.
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After graduation, I wanted to work for 'Sassy', which I loved, but it had folded. So I wound up at 'Seventeen' for three years on staff and two as a contributor, and I wrote these great stories that nobody ever believes 'Seventeen' does. Serious stories for teens about social justice issues - gun control, migrant farm workers.
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Writing is boring, very boring, and it takes so much patience.
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I think money comes and goes. What comes easy goes easy.
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Truthfully, I've never seen myself as being too thin. Sometimes I'll look at photos and be like, 'Oh, that's not a good look.' But generally speaking, I'm not too thin.
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I'm only here on Earth to serve God. I never had a career. I don't care about commercialism. I have a ministry and I'll fight for the ministry.
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I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!
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Anne Frank's diary made a very big impression on me at age 12 or so.
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I think everything you do in life is a learning experience.
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If you do an American TV series, before the audition you sign away the next five years of your life.
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I have voted against only one of President Obama's nominees: Michael Froman, a Citigroup alumnus who is currently storming the halls of Congress as U.S. Trade Representative pushing trade deals that threaten to undermine financial regulation, workers' rights, and environmental protections.
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If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it.
